but these bite and I seem to be allergic so they never stop itching, even after a few days

3:27 am

dizgrannie

have you tried calamine lotion or a steroid base cream

3:28 am

rubyfoo

I've tried everything! The problem with the latest is that it is just under my eye and I'm afraid to use anything topical (or scratch)

3:29 am

rubyfoo

the pharmacist gave me pills that totally paralyzed me and didn't stop the itching anyway

3:29 am

dizgrannie

OUCH!!!

3:29 am

rubyfoo

just couldn't lift my arm to scratch lol

3:30 am

mummy

ruby, take some antihystamine, they work wonders. I used to come up in great big pussy lumps when I got bitten by mossies or anything but a chemist recommended taking them and I have built up an immunity so things are much better these days

3:31 am

rubyfoo

the pill she gave me was a very strong antihistamine and I felt like one of those people being executed by lethal injection when he is given the first med which paralyzes but keeps his mind awake

3:32 am

rubyfoo

husband's daughter is sending some benadryl from the US

3:33 am

Norma

Hi all, I was advised by the doctor to take vitamin B1 which I take every day, the mossies dont like the taste so you get the occasional bite but it doesn't react like it used to, I spent every holiday abroad at the doctors because of mossie bites

3:34 am

rubyfoo

what food has B1? and hello norma

3:35 am

Norma

Hi ruby... I buy the tablets from the health food shop and take one every day, miracle cure

3:36 am

rubyfoo

ok, next stop, B1 tabs!

3:37 am

Norma

My daughter takes them also and she has had a miracle cure also, she used to swell and get hard lumps now not a problem

3:37 am

carleekat

morning all

3:37 am

Norma

Morning carlee

3:37 am

carleekat

hi norma

3:38 am

rubyfoo

{{carlee}}

3:38 am

carleekat

hi ruby !!

3:40 am

rubyfoo

this is a nice grid, 125 words in about 40 mins

3:41 am

carleekat

the mozzie situation here is not good and in urban areas theya re spraying for mozzies b/c of west nile

3:42 am

rubyfoo

we don't have any mosquitoes, I guess because of all the bats but these biting insects are awful

3:42 am

carleekat

but makes me sad as we dont see bats as much anymore :(

3:42 am

rubyfoo

love the bats! they live in a cave in the cliff above our house and look like tiny black butterflies when they come into the garden at dusk

3:43 am

carleekat

they have the cutest little faces...

3:44 am

rubyfoo

they notice when I'm out tieh Ruby and make circles around us, coming very close but just out of arm's reach

3:46 am

carleekat

we jsut dont see them in the cities now at all :(

3:46 am

rubyfoo

you should go to Austin where my son is; bat-watching is a huge event, right downtown

3:46 am

carleekat

i remember once the trees got big enough in our neighbourhood when i was growing up suddenly we had squirrels and bats

3:47 am

carleekat

it was very exciting

3:47 am

rubyfoo

yay, half and time to take a break. See you later!

3:48 am

carleekat

byebye ruby ( 2 from nbt/nbs then back to bed for me)

3:53 am

carleekat

and nbt/nbs in 36

3:53 am

carleekat

back to bed i go

4:11 am

sprite

good morning a

4:11 am

sprite

ll

4:24 am

mrpresident

hi girlies! and boyzies :)

4:24 am

sprite

hi gal :)

4:25 am

mrpresident

such a quiet night for a saturday!! I have no milk, it is intolerable! :)) LOL!

4:25 am

sprite

lolllll... sounds like you are still breastfeeding

4:25 am

mrpresident

BUT, I do have wine! so no tea without milk, but don't need milk for wine :)
* am able to justify it *

4:25 am

mrpresident

hi sprite ! **hugs**

4:26 am

sprite

sounds perfectly reasonable to me

4:27 am

sprite

you just put a song in my head... can you guess which one?

4:56 am

sprite

...

5:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi?

5:15 am

sprite

hey lady :)

5:16 am

herinfernallady

Hello my dear

5:16 am

chic

Hello ladies how goes it ?

5:16 am

chic

5:16 am

sprite

how's life today?

5:16 am

sprite

hi chic :D

5:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi Chic

5:17 am

chic

I just got an upset tummy and I'm awake again

5:17 am

herinfernallady

Waiting for other computer to be available in order for pizza

5:17 am

sprite

aw :( Sorry to hear that.

5:18 am

sprite

but glad to see you, chic. Hope your tummy settles soon.

5:18 am

sprite

I could do with a pizza and an extra computer as well, grin

5:18 am

chic

Me too I was asleep and a nurse woke me up again

5:19 am

herinfernallady

Chic do you have Camomile tea?

5:19 am

sprite

jeezz chic that is so stupid! Why can't they let you sleep?

5:19 am

chic

I just took a pill not what I wanted to do

5:20 am

chic

Heron I'm hospital they don't have natural stuff

5:20 am

herinfernallady

O crap hope you are ok

5:20 am

sprite

fireflies, btw. Very very nice and easy grid.

5:21 am

sprite

apart from the tummy and the lack of sleep, how are you doing, chic?

5:23 am

chic

I was up in the wheel chair today and went to the therapy room for a session with therapist. It was intesting

5:24 am

herinfernallady

Ginger Ale is also good for tummy owies

5:25 am

sprite

oh great you were up :) Did it go well? What did the therapist say?

5:26 am

chic

Yes I did quite well with all the tasks. She praised my efforts. I'm still having an A fib but the BP is low

5:27 am

mrpresident

sorry, was called away.. back now

5:27 am

sprite

well take care of you! Easy does it. Wish I could stay but I have to go. Big *hug* for you both.

5:28 am

chic

The cardiologist was supposed to come today but he didnt

5:28 am

chic

Thanks sprite byee

5:31 am

herinfernallady

Bye Sprite.

5:31 am

herinfernallady

Get better CHic

5:34 am

chic

It will be awhile until surgeon says I can get up and bear weight on this leg

5:34 am

herinfernallady

We3ll I am off too

5:35 am

chic

Mrp you still here?

5:38 am

chic

Uhoh do want to drop the iPad so I'm off too

5:38 am

chic

I dont

5:39 am

chic

Nitry

5:39 am

chic

Nitey

5:46 am

gran

Clue please for the last wh 7/52

5:49 am

sheila48

Don't have it. Truly struggling today.............

6:29 am

graygoose

wh7: wild rejoicing

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

tx gray -- you just gave me 4 words!! :-)

6:40 am

Uneaixoise

ah, I see Meryl is in the grid today :-)

6:44 am

Scrabbler

Good morning kids.

6:44 am

Uneaixoise

hey, scrabs!

6:45 am

Scrabbler

I need to pack and depart for vacation but am checking in here for a bit.

6:45 am

Uneaixoise

where are you heading? :_)

6:46 am

uusue2

morning, all!

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sue :-)

6:46 am

Scrabbler

Adirondack Mtns--my favorite place in the world. That could be my only vacation destination forever and I would be happy.

6:46 am

uusue2

sounds great, scrabs!

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, bet it's gorgeous up i the mtns!

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

*in

6:47 am

uusue2

and morning, scrabs and une!

6:47 am

Scrabbler

I am having separation anxiety about leaving the bunnies. My 23 yr old nephew will be here.

6:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Sue!

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

totally understand -- I really miss my pups when I'm gone :-)

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

great that you have someone who can stay with them

6:47 am

uusue2

presumably your nephew knows how to take care of the bunnies...

6:48 am

Scrabbler

I snuggled up Gandalf and Tucker but I cannot catch Miss Bea down here.

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

playing hard to get? LOL

6:48 am

uusue2

btw, une, I went to high school with Meryl (she was a year ahead of me)

6:48 am

Scrabbler

Sue, he lived with me from 16 until he graduated from college in May. Now he has an apt with friends in Buffalo. (30 miles north.)

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

really?! wow . . .

6:49 am

Scrabbler

But like any young male he needs to be trained so I always have to give him detailed instructions and reminders.

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:50 am

uusue2

ah, so he knows the bunnies well, good. And I am familiar with the training of young males, as you know :-)

6:50 am

Uneaixoise

the time I left my daughter's boyfriend to house/petsit while she and I went to NYC, I left a loooong list of instructios! LOL

6:50 am

uusue2

(I have left mine at home for a week with the cats and dog, and everyone has survived, but it does make me a bit nervous...)

6:50 am

Uneaixoise

he did a great job!

6:51 am

Uneaixoise

I have one escape artist -- always worry that she'll make a run for it!

6:51 am

Scrabbler

I didn't do that with my trip one month ago and the sink was full of dirty dishes, he left uneaten plates of salads in the bunnies' rooms, did not bring out the garbage for pick-up, ...the bunnies were cared for just fine though, so I shouldn't be too picky.

6:52 am

Scrabbler

Dopey and oblivious = so many young males. I tell him that he and his future wife will thank me someday.

6:52 am

Uneaixoise

i be a big list maker LOL

6:53 am

uusue2

oh well, dirty dishes seem to be unavoidable - even my 62-year-old still does that :-)

6:54 am

Scrabbler

I survive with lists. Read "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande, MD. He discusses how crucial list are in so many fields---airline industry, medicine/surgery...

hi scrabbs, une, sue, kje...told Bobby you said hi and he smiled..he just got up...my grandson is a teenager today

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

happy bday to your grandson!

7:00 am

Scrabbler

Congrats. Bar mitzvah coming up or already done?

7:00 am

uusue2

hi, kje and annie!

7:00 am

Anniebrook

thanks, will pass on your greeting....was

7:00 am

uusue2

congratulations to your grandson, annie!

7:00 am

kje

teenage boy... wow

7:00 am

Scrabbler

Little One, one of my beloved DS patients, and her family came down here to visit me last week. They are my friends too. She is doing great.

7:01 am

Anniebrook

thanks, uu

7:01 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, does she work in a workshop or is she too young?

7:02 am

Scrabbler

She's just 2 1/2 and we are eagerly waiting for her to walk on her own. She has gained 2 lbs since heart surgery in May.

7:03 am

Anniebrook

Oh, Little One! That is wonderful that she is doing well. She is in my prayers too.

7:03 am

Scrabbler

She is so darn cute!

7:03 am

Anniebrook

Bobby walked at 23 months.

7:04 am

Anniebrook

I bet she is. Some DS kids are just adorable.

7:04 am

Scrabbler

Her setbacks = 2 wks in PICU in Dec then 8 wks in PICU at Duke in the spring.

7:04 am

Anniebrook

That's a lot for a little one to handle. Her parents too.

7:05 am

Scrabbler

Certainly worse for the parents + all who love her. She will never remember those nightmares.

7:06 am

Anniebrook

Thank G-d.

7:06 am

Anniebrook

How are Mary's children?

7:06 am

Scrabbler

Little kids are very resilient. They stay in the present moment and just want to play.

7:08 am

Scrabbler

Mary's kids are doing well. They also came here with Little One's family. Mary and Little One's mom were close friends. I met Little One's mom during the funeral when we sat together at the Mass. She was a pallbearer and I did a reading.

7:08 am

Scrabbler

Mary's youngest broke her wrist in mid-July and got her cast off last wk.

7:09 am

Anniebrook

How old are they now?

7:09 am

Scrabbler

The oldest and youngest will be 11 and 4 soon. The boy was 7 in the spring.

7:10 am

Anniebrook

Oh my..time does goes on. Does the older girl remember her mother?

7:11 am

Scrabbler

The grieving is hardest on the adults because we know what the kids are missing without Mary, and what Mary is missing.

7:11 am

Anniebrook

Yes, very and sadly true.

7:12 am

Scrabbler

She does and is afraid of forgetting what her mother looks like, what her voice was like, the color of her eyes, etc. The boy lost his memories for her about a yr ago. The youngest never knew Mary, just knows Mom is in heaven.

7:13 am

Anniebrook

Are there any recordings of her voice?

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Videos + lots of photos, but Dad is not ready to view and share those.

7:14 am

Scrabbler

And Mary recorded audiotapes during her illness.

7:15 am

Anniebrook

Terrible deep grief. The children will always have the recordings in time.

7:16 am

Scrabbler

At some point, probably as adolescents, they will want to know details about their mom.

7:17 am

Anniebrook

On a happier note, the bunnies will be fine and you have a great week. you deserve it.

7:18 am

Scrabbler

I'll return Wednesday evening. After I find 4 more words I will get ready.

7:18 am

Anniebrook

The pull of Babble. LOL

7:19 am

Scrabbler

Yay. 100/165. Off I go! Enjoy the day!

7:20 am

Anniebrook

Bye!

7:36 am

MollyL

The third wh7/52 (last wh7) is an extra word on Lickety's list.

7:37 am

kje

thanks

7:38 am

kje

roper

7:38 am

kje

oops

7:38 am

kje

sorry

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Molly, I have all the wh 7's...there are 4 of them

7:39 am

MollyL

Wow, that is weird. I have all 12 w's and there is still the last wh7/52 on Lickety that makes a 13th w word.

7:39 am

kje

I have none, if anyone wats to clue

7:40 am

Anniebrook

there are 10 wh's

7:40 am

Anniebrook

hi kje, wh5....war cry

7:41 am

Anniebrook

and extend for 5 more

7:41 am

kje

ty ty ty

7:42 am

Anniebrook

yw yw yw

7:42 am

MollyL

Again, weird. 10 wh's and 3 we's would make 13 w words.

7:42 am

kje

ah, no making wh7?

7:43 am

kje

ah! alt spelling

7:43 am

Anniebrook

there are 2 war cries that end in 2 vowels, kje

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Molly, there are 13 W...and they are all legit words

7:44 am

MollyL

Like I said Annie, it's weird. The grid I'm looking at says there are 12 w words.

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Molly, are you on babble expert?

7:44 am

BzznBea

Mine says 12 too.

7:45 am

MollyL

Nope, regular Babble. Thank you Bea, I thought I was going nuts.

7:45 am

movieman

12 w words here too

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Im playing on Expert and there are 3 we's and 10 wh's and they are all accepted words

7:46 am

kje

annie - expert has 13, babble has 12

7:46 am

Anniebrook

okay

7:47 am

lynxxx

Lickety, and therefore Expert, quite often has extra 'valid' words as the version of Enable that Lickety uses is more recent than Babbles. Not uncommon for this to happen Mollly

7:47 am

Anniebrook

good evening, lynxxx

7:47 am

doseffing

... is the latin abreviation for "that is" accepted on Expert as an ending for the war cry?

7:48 am

lynxxx

Hello Miss Annie and all

7:48 am

MollyL

That would be the extra word Dos.

7:48 am

doseffing

... yeah, that's it ...

7:49 am

lynxxx

perhaps babble is being prudish?

7:49 am

Anniebrook

Nah!

7:49 am

MollyL

So technically speaking, points are only counted for the Babble words, not the Babble expert words? Is that correct?

7:49 am

kje

yes

7:50 am

lynxxx

Babble Expert is NOT connected to Babble

7:52 am

kje

hungry

7:52 am

kje

must go hunt and gather... bbiab

7:53 am

lynxxx

Bye kje - enjoy

7:53 am

kje

depends on what I find, lyxx ; )

8:00 am

pcal2

morning all...can someone pls give me a clue for the de 6/27

8:00 am

hurshy

straighten hair

8:01 am

lynxxx

TY too

8:01 am

Anniebrook

thanks, hurshy and good morning, are you feeling better?

8:01 am

hurshy

eh, not completely, but i'm ok

8:02 am

pcal2

hmm...will look...thx hurshy

8:02 am

Anniebrook

glad youre getting there

8:03 am

hurshy

pe7?

8:04 am

Anniebrook

pe7---french papa and charged atom

8:04 am

hurshy

thanks

8:04 am

pcal2

finally! thx again hurshy

8:10 am

suefrad625

hi all

8:10 am

Anniebrook

Hi sue

8:12 am

periwinkle

hi all, help with E under the D pls

8:12 am

Anniebrook

hi peri, dont have it

8:12 am

periwinkle

got it to wear away er5

8:12 am

suefrad625

i think it is the pen you poke into someones heart

8:13 am

suefrad625

it that it

8:13 am

grant

fencing weapon?

8:13 am

suefrad625

that is it peri

8:13 am

suefrad625

ty

8:13 am

periwinkle

help with O next to the Y pls

8:13 am

Anniebrook

thanks peri

8:13 am

suefrad625

I need an upper H and an o and a z for nbt I already have nbs

8:14 am

periwinkle

nbt and nbs

8:15 am

graygoose

ep5: a verse form

8:15 am

uusue2

hi again all, heading out soon - workshop this morning (until 2) then meeting with a student. Busy for a Saturday!

8:15 am

Mom

Happy Saturday!

8:17 am

suefrad625

ty for the E

8:18 am

suefrad625

need upper H and 4th col O next to the Y

8:18 am

lynxxx

hi Mom!

8:18 am

Mom

good morning ((Lynxxx))

8:18 am

uusue2

hi, mom, lynxxx, sue, gray, peri, annie (again)

8:18 am

suefrad625

yooed is a word. yooed and ahhhhed

8:19 am

Mom

Upper H, to employ and good morning

8:19 am

Mom

Hi Uusue

8:19 am

suefrad625

oh my

8:19 am

suefrad625

flip me with a fish please

8:19 am

Mom

all three H words build off that one

8:19 am

uusue2

4th column o is what they say when the judge comes into court

8:19 am

Mom

oh no, they are easy to miss

8:20 am

suefrad625

all rise?

8:20 am

Mom

thanks Sue

8:20 am

uusue2

oy4/11

8:20 am

suefrad625

oh, I thought that was a jewish term

8:20 am

uusue2

there's also an oy4/6

8:20 am

uusue2

oy! oy!

8:21 am

suefrad625

well nbt & nbs so I must get to home work

8:21 am

Mom

my favorite chore is in the grid ... ir 4/4 and I am the ir 6/18

8:21 am

suefrad625

bbl and I really do enjoy all of you very much

8:21 am

uusue2

bye, sue!!

8:21 am

Mom

such discipline, Sue. Have a good day

8:21 am

suefrad625

and ir7

8:22 am

suefrad625

pl mom

8:22 am

uusue2

thx, sue, missed that one!

8:22 am

Mom

thanks Sue, didn't see that one

8:22 am

uusue2

lots of ways to make the same word in this grid...

8:23 am

Mom

got the Z words, life is good

8:31 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey everyone, I'm missing a 7 letter word

8:32 am

Mom

good morning Lickety, so nice to see you. I have been listening to MrP talk of your job interview. I wish you all the luck in the world

8:32 am

lynxxx

Hi Lickety.

8:32 am

Mom

:-) I am missing 23 of them.

8:32 am

licketySplitAUS

No - I found one extra 1 W ord 7 letters

8:32 am

licketySplitAUS

Mom - thanks - no word yet

8:33 am

Mom

oh I got it, sorry. I haven't looked at your clues yet.

8:33 am

Mom

and thank you so much for the clues everyday.

8:33 am

Mom

Lickety, know that you and your family are in my heart and in my prayers.

8:34 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

8:34 am

licketySplitAUS

Mom, thank you, clues have been reposited with 1 less word

8:34 am

Mom

thank you so much.

8:35 am

uusue2

yay for lickety's new job!!!

8:35 am

uusue2

and I am holding you and mrp in my heart, always

8:38 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:39 am

Mom

good morning, Mr Bob

8:44 am

java2

Good morning, everyone. Not sure what I'll be praying for, but I'll just pray that God be with y'all!

8:45 am

Mom

good morning to you, Java

8:45 am

MollyL

Now I'm really confused. In the reposting of the list, I still have a missing wh7. And the legit wh7/56 is now missing.

8:45 am

Mom

good morning Molly

8:46 am

MollyL

Hi Mom, how are you?

8:46 am

Mom

I am great, how about you?

8:47 am

java2

Morning, Molly. I only have a wh5, so I'm no help at all; anyone have clues for either z for nbt?

8:47 am

Mom

ze + not out

8:47 am

Mom

and plural

8:48 am

java2

doh! thx

8:48 am

Mom

you're welcome, Java

8:48 am

MollyL

Hey Java.

8:50 am

Mom

Time to start my day. (((Hugs))) to all of you. Off to do some ir**ing

8:50 am

MollyL

Have a happy day Mom.

8:50 am

Mom

I will, thanks Molly. You as well

8:50 am

java2

the only time I ir** is wh** I sew.

8:51 am

Mom

:-) I am ir**ing fabric for a quilt

8:51 am

java2

Ah, that makes sense!

8:52 am

Mom

so off I go. Everyone, enjoy the day

8:52 am

Mom

but I do ir** clothes every week

8:52 am

java2

Happy quilting!

9:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi

9:33 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:36 am

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for in 6/21?

9:36 am

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for in 6/21?

9:37 am

herinfernallady

HI WV

9:37 am

wvteach

sorry don't have it yet

9:37 am

grant

in+ one **** at a time

9:38 am

Anniebrook

hi grant, one "what", sorry dont see it

9:38 am

grant

take it one **** at at time

9:39 am

Anniebrook

ah thanks

9:39 am

wvteach

thnx grant

9:39 am

grant

yw and hi annie

9:41 am

herinfernallady

HI Annie and Grant

9:41 am

Anniebrook

hi herin

9:41 am

grant

cheers herin

9:43 am

wvteach

help with the O in the fourth column for NBT please

9:43 am

grant

gotta go. bye.

9:43 am

MollyL

oy 4/6

9:44 am

Anniebrook

bye grant

9:44 am

wvteach

thnx molly

9:44 am

MollyL

: )

9:44 am

Anniebrook

oy and use the high po5 tile

9:44 am

vanillaslice

oy4/11

9:45 am

wvteach

thnx vanilla

9:45 am

vanillaslice

oy 4/6 also plural

9:45 am

vanillaslice

yw

9:45 am

car.eeyore

Good morning. yaaaaaaawn.

9:46 am

wvteach

that makes NBT and NBS - thnx to all for their help

9:46 am

vanillaslice

fireworks for me never thought there'd be that many plurals in this grid

9:47 am

herinfernallady

Yah Vanila

9:47 am

herinfernallady

Hi Molly and Caree

9:47 am

vanillaslice

ty good lady

9:47 am

Anniebrook

YAY for vanilla

9:47 am

car.eeyore

Hi herin

9:47 am

MollyL

Hey Herin

9:48 am

Anniebrook

hi car.

9:48 am

car.eeyore

well done WV!

9:48 am

wvteach

congrats vanilla

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Great job vanilla!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Hi Annie

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Hi molly

9:48 am

MollyL

Hi Car

9:48 am

vanillaslice

ty all just as well it was Saturday

9:51 am

vanillaslice

so have a great day and don't spend it all babbling

9:51 am

car.eeyore

Have a great day vanilla

9:52 am

vanillaslice

ty I'm off poof

9:52 am

periwinkle

hi all

9:52 am

car.eeyore

hi peri

9:52 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

9:55 am

Nef

Good Morning Fellow Babblers!

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Hi nef

9:56 am

Nef

How are you doing today, car.ee? (((car.eeyore)))

9:57 am

car.eeyore

not a good day Nef, but hanging in there and doing the best I can. You?

9:57 am

periwinkle

missing one of the W's have 2 we and 9 wh

9:57 am

Anniebrook

(((car.))))

9:57 am

periwinkle

whats the matter car?

9:58 am

car.eeyore

TY annie

9:58 am

car.eeyore

I haven't been able to sleep for 2 days.

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Thus, I am feeling very icky and having headaches.

9:58 am

periwinkle

sorry to hear that. car

9:59 am

wvteach

I have 3 we words peri

9:59 am

Anniebrook

Oh dear, not very comfortable for you

9:59 am

periwinkle

ty will look. mine are both we4

9:59 am

periwinkle

nm found it ty wv

9:59 am

wvteach

4/8, 4/8, and 4/9

9:59 am

periwinkle

w's and o's are done

10:00 am

Nef

I'm doing okay too; healing very well; more relaxed now that the Aunty's sister has left (she's 92, uses a walker and seems to revel in stirring up trouble). Yes she's DH's Aunt also; but I'm so glad we don't see her often

10:00 am

periwinkle

and the e's too

10:00 am

mrpresident

evening/morning here anyway all :)

10:00 am

periwinkle

glad you are healing well, Nef

10:00 am

Nef

hi mrp

10:00 am

periwinkle

hi there mrp. did lickety get the job?

10:00 am

car.eeyore

Good to hear that you are on the mend Nef! And enjoy your quiet!

10:00 am

Anniebrook

glad to hear you are coming along well, Nef

10:00 am

car.eeyore

Hello MRP

10:00 am

Nef

car.ee; is there a reason you aren't sleeping?

10:00 am

Anniebrook

Hi mrp :)

10:01 am

Nef

hi peri and Annie

10:01 am

mrpresident

hi all :)
lickety is getting the job, it just has to be created (interim job) for him so he can take the position. I hate corporate politics!

10:01 am

car.eeyore

I can't figure it out Nef. I take my melatonin, but am still staying awake. I have always had insomnia issues, but thought they had gotten better.

10:02 am

car.eeyore

At least the kids are gone for the weekend....but I do have a ton of typing to do.

10:02 am

mrpresident

hi peri! did the timtams arrive??

10:02 am

periwinkle

ok, keep us posted, I am looking forward to meeting you both!

10:02 am

mrpresident

hi car, annie, nef et al :)

10:02 am

periwinkle

no!

10:02 am

Anniebrook

Good luck to Lickety!!!

10:02 am

car.eeyore

Oh! Good news MRP!

10:02 am

periwinkle

the original package must have gotten lost in the mail, did you resend them

10:03 am

mrpresident

it is 1am, I am cooking ribs, in sticky sauce, and I AM going to eat them!
I am so strung out, I can only eat when I feel like it, and today, it is 1am!

10:03 am

mrpresident

I will peri, am very disappointed for you darling. give me a week to get to them... you wanted dark again I presume?

10:04 am

periwinkle

no problem, you do not have to resend them. only if you want to and yes dark pls

10:04 am

mrpresident

it is good news! they really want him for the job. I am excited for him!

10:04 am

periwinkle

excellent news re lickety!

10:04 am

Nef

(((mrp))) sending thoughts of strength and protection your way

10:05 am

mrpresident

will let you know when I send the package peri :))

10:05 am

Nef

brb; need to check on Aunt Jean

10:05 am

periwinkle

ok

10:05 am

mrpresident

thanks girls! we need some prayers and good thoughts right now

10:08 am

Sandieangel

he does anyone have a clue for the de6/27 plz? First 3 letters would help.

10:08 am

periwinkle

doyou need my addresss again, mrp?

10:08 am

kje

this grid would go faster if I stopped looking for words from tiles that were already gray

10:08 am

periwinkle

I only have one de6/27 to uncurl

10:08 am

movieman

de6/27= to uncurl hair

10:08 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

10:08 am

rubyfoo

half this AM

10:08 am

car.eeyore

hi ruby

10:08 am

periwinkle

hi there ruby

10:08 am

kje

hey rube

10:09 am

periwinkle

hey movieman. have not seen you in a while

10:09 am

kje

and ty for my last 2 d's MM

10:09 am

car.eeyore

Hi kje

10:09 am

car.eeyore

Hi movieman

10:09 am

kje

hi car

10:09 am

movieman

Guten tag everyone

10:09 am

Sandieangel

Uncurl hair? Not sure what that means. Makes me think of straight.

10:10 am

car.eeyore

Think of the process to get ones hair curly...pe4

10:10 am

tabbycat

Could I please have a clue for the first in 5/10?

10:10 am

mrpresident

i have it in my email peri

10:10 am

periwinkle

ok

10:10 am

movieman

in5= still, not moving

10:10 am

car.eeyore

The first one I have is burial

10:10 am

mrpresident

hi kje, sand, MM, baby, car et al :)

10:10 am

Sandieangel

Oh yes I've just seen it. Thanks a lot.

10:10 am

crosshair

morning everyone:)

10:11 am

car.eeyore

Hi crossy

10:11 am

car.eeyore

Making your sauce today!

10:11 am

mrpresident

((crossy)) !!

10:11 am

periwinkle

I could resend it just to be sure it is correct

10:11 am

tabbycat

Thanks movieman

10:11 am

crosshair

(((MRP)))

10:11 am

periwinkle

hey crossy

10:11 am

rubyfoo

this is such a wonderful group
!

10:11 am

movieman

yw tabby

10:11 am

crosshair

howdy peri,car,et al

10:11 am

crosshair

((ruby))

10:12 am

rubyfoo

and hello pe** (do we get special dispensation to not go to the PB?

10:12 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}}

10:12 am

mrpresident

no prob peri, please do

10:12 am

mrpresident

hi ruby **hugs**

10:13 am

car.eeyore

Oh crud. Didn't even see it! TY ruby!

10:13 am

crosshair

i think we best get dispensation or we will all be in the pb

10:13 am

rubyfoo

what a party that would be!!!!

10:13 am

periwinkle

ty ruby did not see my name in the grid;) and yes you do

10:13 am

crosshair

ill b ring the vodka and the bacon

10:13 am

mrpresident

I believe dispensation is required when referring to one's proper name

10:13 am

rubyfoo

it is finally hot here, so I'm drinking rum and coke

10:14 am

car.eeyore

Yeah rum & coke!!!!!

10:14 am

rubyfoo

that might make you sleep car.

10:14 am

car.eeyore

Nope. Doesn't help.

10:15 am

car.eeyore

The other night I took 2 tylenol PM and then took my melatonin and still only slept for 3 hours.

10:15 am

periwinkle

alcohol makes me sleepy for a while

10:15 am

mrpresident

OMG! Football EPL has started again!! be still my heart!!

10:15 am

rubyfoo

I'm all bitten up by aoutats, some kind of biting mite, the only bad thing about this place

10:15 am

periwinkle

maybe some Ativan or the generic verson, car. that helps me

10:15 am

rubyfoo

that's true pe**, and then you wake up at 2AM!

10:15 am

mrpresident

same peri, and then I wake up in the middle of the night.... is not a good remedy for sleep, only for relaxation

10:15 am

periwinkle

tylenol pm does not work for me

10:15 am

crosshair

mm,we have just been issued a severe weather warning,t-storms advancing in front of a cold front bringing hail and damaging winds...gonna be a interesting afternoon..so if i vanish,you know my power is out

10:16 am

movieman

Chelsea are taking on West Bromwich Albion this evening

10:16 am

car.eeyore

I have been hesitant to take a prescription sleep aid as I am the head of household with 2 kids and an elderly mom, but something has to give.

10:16 am

rubyfoo

my family in London are all serious Chelsea supporters

10:16 am

periwinkle

car your melatonin levesl may be normal, if so melatonin might not help

10:16 am

mrpresident

i see that MM, is happening is just over an hour from now!

10:16 am

periwinkle

the generic version of the atavan does not leave me sleepy the next day like the Ambien does

this is a lovely chog but I have to go feed the troops (small army, 2 dogs and a husband :( )

10:29 am

boatierra

Mr. President - You sound like 'War of the Roses' (1989) Classic, epic fight scene between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

10:29 am

Ouwachita

did someone give me a clue for the last wh7 or did I miss it?

10:29 am

rubyfoo

{{molly}} with the great last name!!!!

10:30 am

mrpresident

nef, he got my message about his his clothes on the driveway !!

10:30 am

rubyfoo

War of the Roses is like DH's previous wife!

10:30 am

mrpresident

it isn't war of the roses. not at all,... but he pushed the boundary and I pushed back

10:31 am

crosshair

see,he did it wrong in war of the roses,i am the type who would get a chain saw cut the whole darn house in half and let her pick a side

10:31 am

Nef

I just kept kicking his clothes under the bed (since he kept leaving them on the floor where he took them off) until he had nothing to wear and couldn't figure out where all his clothes went! :-D

10:32 am

rubyfoo

husband, the other day, in a fit of pique, threw a Baccarat glass on the floor. I just (quietly) cleaned up the mess

10:32 am

crosshair

tell him to toss it in the fireplace like the greeks do at parties

10:32 am

MollyL

Ouwac, did you see my post? The word you're looking for isn't in the grid. Well, it isn't accepted. It's in there.

10:32 am

mrpresident

i am not a complete biyatch, I run on that about 25% of the time, but he went well past his 'used me by' date, and I reacted to it in a way I thought he would understand

10:32 am

crosshair

or get plastic wine glasses for him

10:32 am

rubyfoo

more worried was I that one of the dogs would get glass in his foot

10:32 am

Nef

Wow. I would have made my DH clean it up!

10:33 am

Ouwachita

thanks moooly

10:33 am

rubyfoo

you're a better man than I, nef, I was afraid for the dogs! He would never clean it up carefully enough.....

10:33 am

car.eeyore

I need a clue for the WH 5/22 please.

10:33 am

crosshair

my mrs does not do tantrums,they do not work on me,but she has other morse subtle and more devious methods

10:33 am

kje

bbiam... must go kick weed's butt in scrabble

10:33 am

MollyL

It was kind of frustrating this morning, looking for that word. Then the list got updated, but now the wh 7/56 is missing from the list.

10:34 am

kje

wh5 - war wh5!! or indian yell?

10:34 am

car.eeyore

Duh. NM. Found it.

10:34 am

MollyL

Car...wh5 dee doo

10:34 am

car.eeyore

Need to take a break. See you all in a bit....unless i fall asleep!

10:34 am

mrpresident

crossy, I know the tactics, and they work well! :)

10:34 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams if you do, car....!

10:35 am

rubyfoo

I don't care enough any more to devise tactics

10:35 am

rubyfoo

see you all after dinner

10:37 am

Nef

bye ruby!

10:38 am

crosshair

tc ruby

10:38 am

herinfernallady

And my FB chat went off to bed. Hello everyone I missed

10:39 am

mrpresident

ruby, time to get out... caring is what matters.

10:39 am

Nef

hi herin. What are you doing up at this time of day?

10:39 am

crosshair

howdy herin

10:40 am

mrpresident

herin and I are both in not sleep mode

10:40 am

crosshair

yes,if you and your mate are just pulling along like a pair of old plow horses only because that is what you have done the last 20 years,it is time to freshen things up

10:41 am

Nef

I guess you're right, mrp!

10:41 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Rage music clips

10:41 am

Anniebrook

*coming out of lurk mode*--fireworks

10:41 am

Nef

caring is what matters for a marriage to work; and it needs to be a 2 way street too!

10:41 am

crosshair

yaa for lurking annie!

10:42 am

Nef

YAY, Annie! WTG!!!

10:42 am

mrpresident

i am watching arsenal just concede an own goal! far out!! worst possible start to the season for them

10:42 am

herinfernallady

Yah ANnie

10:42 am

crosshair

wife does not know it yet,but on this coming monday we are going for our usual scenic drive,but what she does not know is i have made arrangements at our local airport for a open cocpit bi-plane ride for both of us

10:43 am

crosshair

then a nice dinner out

10:43 am

mrpresident

how long are they going to keep 'arse - on wanker' as their manager... really

10:43 am

crosshair

cockpit*

10:43 am

Nef

NICE, crossy!

10:43 am

Anniebrook

very nice, crossy

10:44 am

herinfernallady

Awwwwwwwww

10:44 am

crosshair

nice to keep things interesting,even after 20 years;)

10:44 am

crosshair

oh crap!...just remembered,our aniversary is this sept first!

10:44 am

mrpresident

you are a darling crossy :)

10:45 am

crosshair

i better get hustling on that soon

10:45 am

herinfernallady

Cross It makes it more special. This means you aren't thinking Aniversary just because I care

10:45 am

crosshair

the best thing to do are for just beacuse

10:45 am

mrpresident

you are doing good crossy

10:47 am

crosshair

we both want to get a pair of ocean kayacs for next year,so we can explore the bay and work off some middle age fluffiness:)

10:48 am

herinfernallady

Right back soon need to do some stuff

10:48 am

crosshair

the ocean kayaks as they are a little wider in the beam...just like crossy;)

10:49 am

mrpresident

am supporting queenspark and everton this season

10:50 am

mrpresident

I went to a football 'do' tonight, guess what I won??

10:50 am

Nef

a football?

10:50 am

crosshair

after decades of ice hockey with blood and bruises and the snapping of bones in the corners,i just cannot get into soccer:(

10:50 am

crosshair

what did ya win?

10:51 am

crosshair

but i guees you guys can just get the same thing in the stands lol

10:51 am

mrpresident

soccer boots signed by Tim Cahill of Evertaon

10:51 am

mrpresident

soccer boots signed by Tim Cahill of Evertaon

10:51 am

mrpresident

soccer boots signed by Tim Cahill of Evertaon

10:51 am

mrpresident

soccer boots signed by Tim Cahill of Evertaon

10:51 am

crosshair

nice:)

10:51 am

mrpresident

everton even

10:52 am

Nef

not exactly something you can use?

10:52 am

mrpresident

what the heck was that?? I only pressed enter once!

10:53 am

Nef

hic-cups. We all have them at 1 time or another

10:53 am

crosshair

take the boots to a pub that really gets into the footy on the big screen and auction the things off to the highest bidder

10:53 am

mrpresident

good idea crossy!

10:56 am

Nef

(I can't thik of a single word starting with an E that works in this grid today!)

10:57 am

Shirlockc

en8?

10:57 am

Nef

What would a person do with someone else's soccer boots anyway?

10:57 am

Shirlockc

think sword nef

10:58 am

boatierra

Nef - ep 4/5 fencing

10:58 am

gremlinn

fireworks unaided, last word dr6

10:58 am

Nef

thanks Shirl. I've been trying everything that doesn't work so far! :-)

10:58 am

boatierra

eo 4/4 going on forever

10:58 am

mrpresident

well nef, it is up to the individual as to what value the boots have to them

yes, the first one is a wh 7/56 ---- like I said, the last wh 7/52 is the extra

11:46 am

Jellen

I have a bad joke to share...is that okay?

11:46 am

EspritdJean

bring it on jellen

11:47 am

Jellen

Two hillbillies are having lunch when a woman seated nearby begins to choke. Hillbilly asks her,"kin ya swallar?" The woman shakes her head no. Hillbilly asks her "kin ya breathe?" Woman shakes her head no.

11:47 am

boatierra

OK, Thanks. If someone had po 5/12ed it out, I had alread found 3 of the 7's, two 52's, and the 56. Now I'll look for the other 52.

11:47 am

EspritdJean

oy I know this ;-p

11:47 am

Jellen

Hillbilly walks over,lifts up her dress, yanks down britches and licks her butt cheek. The woman has a violent spasm and spits out food. The hillbillies' buddy says "ya know,I heerd of that there hind lick maneuver but I aint niver seed nobody do it"

11:48 am

rururocks

<----hillbilly present.. ahem...

11:48 am

Jellen

pfft, ruru!

11:48 am

rururocks

LOL

11:48 am

Nef

LOL, Jellen!

11:48 am

sammysmom

jellen, i KNOW that guy... he lives just a couple of doors down from me

11:49 am

Jellen

lol, sammysmom

11:49 am

EspritdJean

and you don't want to smell his breath!

11:49 am

boatierra

Oi, I can't type today. hadn't and already.

11:49 am

sammysmom

how he can afford to live in this neighborhood , i do not know but ....................

11:49 am

crosshair

i love hillbillies.i learn all kinds of new words like "ustacould" as in "hey billy-joe,can you still play the pianna? "why no billy-bob,but i ustacould" :)

11:51 am

sammysmom

isn't toonie a canadian coin?

11:51 am

crosshair

sad to say,yes it is

11:51 am

crosshair

as well as a loonie

11:51 am

BabbleRabble

boatierra, there are only two wh 7/52s in the grid ... the third is an extra.

11:52 am

crosshair

but we also still print 1000 dollar bills ,so we got over it lol

11:52 am

boatierra

So I should stop driving myself crazy? *stops looking*

11:52 am

crosshair

but it is also slang term

11:53 am

boatierra

thx :)

11:53 am

BabbleRabble

yw

11:57 am

rururocks

mrs. Goldberg filed a suit to have enable remove it BR..that's why

11:58 am

crosshair

the "tricle-down theory" is fine br,but the rich seem to think if they make the table with nice high sides,then no crumbs will be wasted on the poor and natural selection will finish them off,then all that is left are those at the table

11:59 am

crosshair

then the floor can be swept and everything is nice and clean again

12:00 pm

crosshair

terrible having to step over that stuff every day on the way to the office you know

12:03 pm

rururocks

crossy...?... are you rambling or something?

12:06 pm

crosshair

took me years to understand,but many years a go my father was in a hard bind and we resided at a rich aunts for a bit till we got on our feet.she made my father sort church donation envelopes and mark the totals in a ledger and he was paid the going wage at the time.then one evening she came into the parlour and anounced that she had set up a charity dinner at 100 dollars a plate to help some orphans home and could we set up the hall.we watched her leave for the event,all regal and wearing a 250,000 dollar pendant.thats when i finally understood this segment of the wealthy..she is off to a 100 dollar plate charity diner,wearing 1/4 million dollars on her neck,and does not get the irony...

that's encouraging to know, ruru. I haven't had time to do grids with all the stuff going on here lately and am hoping to finish this one for a change! :-)

12:20 pm

rururocks

but I'm not done yet.. nef.. just so far it's been pretty easy other than the beauty salon word

12:20 pm

DR1965

e

12:21 pm

DR1965

-OOPS! Sorry

12:21 pm

BabbleRabble

nothing changes, I only had trouble finding the words I had trouble finding.

12:22 pm

rururocks

lol

12:22 pm

Nef

same here, BR

12:24 pm

DR1965

last do6 ? Please

12:25 pm

rururocks

more drugged

12:25 pm

DR1965

ty Ruru

12:29 pm

rururocks

does anyone have the pe 7?

12:31 pm

Nef

pe 7= French father and cooking utensil, ruru

12:31 pm

Nef

oops. mixed up 2 other clues. Fr. Father + atom. sorry

12:32 pm

rururocks

thanks .. that makes more sense

12:32 pm

Nef

(I have no idea what the other word was; t isn't a pe word

12:35 pm

kje

back

12:35 pm

kje

hey ru, wanna race?

12:38 pm

rururocks

how many do you have?

12:38 pm

kje

262

12:38 pm

kje

263

12:38 pm

rururocks

lol

12:38 pm

kje

264

12:39 pm

BabbleRabble

I will race you, kje

12:39 pm

kje

LOL br - I presume you are done

12:39 pm

kje

like I am now

12:40 pm

BabbleRabble

yep

12:40 pm

kje

I am smoking salmo... my second attempt

12:41 pm

kje

the first was edible, but not as full flavored as I wated... we shall see how this one turns out in... about 7 minutes

12:41 pm

BabbleRabble

what do you expect the temps to be in November?

12:42 pm

kje

here?

12:42 pm

kje

50-60s

12:42 pm

BabbleRabble

when the walk is

12:43 pm

kje

ah, prob 60s... south of here

12:43 pm

kje

really hoping no hotter than 60s

12:44 pm

BabbleRabble

28.3 is a long walk

12:44 pm

JenMO16

woo-hoo~! a BIG puzzle on a Saturday rainy day!

12:45 pm

rururocks

back

12:45 pm

kje

yes... will be a full day

12:45 pm

kje

front

12:45 pm

crosshair

crossy must go work in this rain and hail:( in tourist country sat and sunday are our monday and tuesday..tc everyone and happy babbling...poink

12:46 pm

rururocks

you have a smoker kje?

12:46 pm

kje

stay dry

12:46 pm

JenMO16

anyone know legal terms or a lawyer?

12:46 pm

JenMO16

i mean are you a lawyer

12:46 pm

BabbleRabble

I used to be a lawyer

12:46 pm

kje

I am smoking in my oven today... seems to be workig well... ask me in about 10 minutes

12:47 pm

kje

br is

12:47 pm

JenMO16

hey babble, do you think i have a chance at getting compensation for a needlestick from an IV in a nerve gone wrong?

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

back but no hope for much more

12:48 pm

JenMO16

should i show my insurance to a doc's office i have been referred to to have tests done on my nerves?

12:50 pm

kje

you can do it ruby!

12:50 pm

Nef

have you lost any function, Jen?

12:50 pm

kje

oh crap... I think I left about 5 miutes too log this time

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

hahah, kje, only have 145

12:50 pm

kje

flavor is good, but slightly dry

12:50 pm

JenMO16

very limited function, nef, pins and needles in my arm all of the time

12:50 pm

BabbleRabble

I just saw a stat that said only one in six malpractice cases result in a settlement or verdict

12:51 pm

JenMO16

then i will be number 6

12:51 pm

BabbleRabble

why would you not show your insurance to the doctor

12:52 pm

JenMO16

so they don't "charge" my insurance, they pay for it

12:53 pm

kje

yep, much too dry... drats

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

good night

12:54 pm

JenMO16

do you see what i am saying, the nurse put the IV in and it must of struck a nerve and now i limited mobility in my left arm

12:54 pm

kje

that will be a very tough case, jen

12:55 pm

Nef

You can have the pins and needles sensation for a long time. It usually does get better as the nerve regenerates I think. I had nerve damage from my foot surgery back in 2006; now have the pins and needles sensation in the foot as the nerve regrows (they are terrible slow in growing, though)

12:55 pm

Nef

have you had PT?

12:56 pm

JenMO16

no not yet

12:56 pm

JenMO16

i haven't seen the neurologist yet

12:57 pm

kje

OK, I am off... hagd all... I need to get moving

12:57 pm

JenMO16

bye kje

12:57 pm

rururocks

bye kje..

12:58 pm

Nef

was this needle in the inner elbow area (antecubital space)? And you should talk with the doctor about who to see

12:58 pm

BabbleRabble

did you read the article, kje? cya

12:58 pm

Nef

bye kje. Sorry your salmon is dry

12:58 pm

JenMO16

no it was on the topside of my left hand

12:59 pm

Nef

the nerve damage would be to the nerve beyond the needle site; so if it was in the back of the hand then only your fingers and grip would be affected

1:00 pm

JenMO16

yes, making it hard for me to work

1:01 pm

JenMO16

sometimes i get a pins and needles sesation in my whole arm

1:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and my non-word is yooper (resident of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, from u.p.)

1:06 pm

JenMO16

hmm....the chog stopped

1:08 pm

JenMO16

nef? babblerabble?

1:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

everyone must be eating ice cream and they got brain freeze

1:08 pm

JenMO16

must be

1:09 pm

wildcat17

how'd you know gwen?

1:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

babblers seldom fail to chat unless it is an emergency, and ice cream can be serious stuff

1:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally found an 8

1:12 pm

JenMO16

share!

1:13 pm

wildcat17

go gwen!

1:14 pm

JenMO16

i found an *

1:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

po7 and 8, based on po5, to indicate something specific, with your finger

1:14 pm

JenMO16

8

1:14 pm

JenMO16

same one i found :0)

1:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-/

1:14 pm

wildcat17

state police officers

1:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, TY wildcat

1:15 pm

wildcat17

yvw

1:16 pm

wildcat17

my children are playing so nicely together. such a refreshing change

1:16 pm

JenMO16

my arm, my arm!

1:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cannabis in the cookies? lol

1:17 pm

wildcat17

thought that only happened in brownies

1:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

another 8, joy and rapture

1:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

renoy = to annoy again

1:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i need a nap, BBL *poi - n - k -- *

1:22 pm

wildcat17

bye gwen

1:25 pm

Nef

back. I had to do something for Aunt Jean; then fix her a lunch. (I've never had or cooked blood sausage before and DH is off on an adventure right now; of course that was what she wanted!)

1:28 pm

JenMO16

nef, sometimes i get pins and needles in my whole arm, numb=y feeling

1:31 pm

Nef

have you been "protecting" it or holding it in an odd position? Sometimes that can cause that sensation too. By holding it in a protected position it can cause some swelling in the areas around the shoulder and impinge on the nerve up there

1:31 pm

sammysmom

back to the trouble spot

1:31 pm

sammysmom

the damned wh words.............. i am still missing one

1:32 pm

Nef

is it the imaginary word again?

1:32 pm

JenMO16

i have been wearing an wrist brace, i didn't wear last night and not wearing it now and it seems worse

1:33 pm

JenMO16

do you have the curds and ---- one sammysmom?

1:34 pm

sammysmom

i have the first 4 ok... then i have wh7/56 which is not on lickety's list

1:35 pm

BzznBea

Do you have the wh5 before your wh7/56?

1:35 pm

sammysmom

then it seems that there is a 7/52 after the 8/70 that i am missing

1:36 pm

pcal2

I think lickety removed the wrong wh 7. he should have left in the wh 7/56 instead of the last 7/52

1:36 pm

sammysmom

yes bzz

1:36 pm

JenMO16

i have wh7/56 that is on lickey, is there another one?

1:36 pm

Nef

I don't have all of them yet (haven't listed, but I have the 7/56 and then 2 wh 7/52 and a wh5/20

1:36 pm

sammysmom

then i need a clue for the last 7/52 please

1:36 pm

BzznBea

Try the wh7/52 pie

1:37 pm

sammysmom

between the 70 and the 20

1:37 pm

JenMO16

or sit on a wh7/52 cushion

1:37 pm

BzznBea

Wh7/52 joke cushion

1:37 pm

Nef

I think that that is the fake one, sammy

1:37 pm

sammysmom

if you mean whhopie c9 which i say is a word) lickety says it is not a word

1:38 pm

JenMO16

it is spelled with a double vowel, sammy

1:38 pm

sammysmom

whoopie

1:39 pm

sammysmom

i have that one

1:39 pm

sammysmom

my list says i am missing a 7/52 betweenb the 8/70 and 5/20

1:40 pm

Nef

THAT is the extra word that BR told you about

1:40 pm

Nef

it's a fake

1:40 pm

sammysmom

then why do i still need a word

1:40 pm

JenMO16

i see what you mean sammy, it is not taking the "ie" one

1:40 pm

sammysmom

so i cannot complete the grid

1:41 pm

sammysmom

this is so frustrating

1:41 pm

BzznBea

The ie one is NOT counted in the grid.

1:41 pm

Nef

what does the grid box say you are missing? Word tiles and stats)

1:41 pm

JenMO16

correct bzznbea

1:42 pm

Nef

(sorry, I haven't listed yet so I'm trying to help while still in the dark)

1:43 pm

sammysmom

it says wh4

1:43 pm

Nef

on this page, check your Word stats list; is it a 7 you are missing for sure?

1:43 pm

sammysmom

but i have both 4.s

1:44 pm

Nef

refresh?

1:44 pm

BzznBea

Do you have 3 we4.s?

1:44 pm

sammysmom

i tried refreshing

1:44 pm

sammysmom

no only 2

1:45 pm

BzznBea

You need 3

1:45 pm

sammysmom

is there another wh 4?

1:45 pm

BzznBea

All we4/8

1:45 pm

JenMO16

i think one of the wh7/52 should be 7/56 as it is not listed

1:47 pm

sammysmom

thanks bzz-- it was the damned we4/8 that i was missing

1:47 pm

BzznBea

Good!

1:47 pm

Nef

YAY, sammy!

1:48 pm

sammysmom

i think i will go for a head bang up against the wall and calm down

1:49 pm

sammysmom

thenks again ( s'mom slowly shuffles off hanging her head and enduring the smirks of chuckie and sammie cat)

hello everyone -- just back from the farmer's market. I love all the fresh veggies this time of year and am missing having my own garden.

2:17 pm

cybernan

w's: we 4,4,4 wh 4,5,7,7,7,8,5

2:18 pm

Nef

back again (fixed lunch) Our Farmers' Market isn't up to the normal level: too much rain and cold weather so not as good as usual crops. :-(

2:19 pm

LeslieAnn

i have two wh4

2:20 pm

Nef

yes, there are2 wh4's

2:21 pm

cybernan

sorry missed one list should begin wh 4, 5,4,5, 7....

2:21 pm

Nef

wh's: 4,5,4,5,7,7,7,8,5

2:22 pm

LeslieAnn

ok thanks. just trying to figure out what i need

2:22 pm

cybernan

is there no lickety today?

2:23 pm

LeslieAnn

i don't know, just started

2:23 pm

BzznBea

Yes, lickety is up.

2:23 pm

Nef

there is a list nan; it's just got an extra Wh 7 (after the 8)

2:27 pm

cybernan

think I'll be heading that way soon! -- down to 76 but stalled

2:27 pm

cybernan

think I'll be heading that way soon! -- down to 76 but stalled
still missing 3 8's I'd like to find, though

2:27 pm

cybernan

think I'll be heading that way soon! -- down to 76 but stalled
still missing 3 8's I'd like to find, though

2:28 pm

LeslieAnn

i only have an re and a wh

2:28 pm

LeslieAnn

for the 8s

2:29 pm

Uneaixoise

i have a tr8 that's a plural -- tr8's stop you on the highway if you're driving too fast

2:29 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks unea

2:30 pm

Nef

I only have en8, po8 X2, wh8 so far

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

2:30 pm

Nef

thanks Unea

2:30 pm

cybernan

sorry, my computer stalled on me

2:30 pm

LeslieAnn

ok got one of those po words

2:31 pm

Uneaixoise

me too . . . laser po****** are used in business presentations

2:31 pm

Uneaixoise

and po8 are hunting dogs

2:31 pm

cybernan

also an re 8, tr 8

2:31 pm

LeslieAnn

ah the other is how much of something you have on your plate

2:32 pm

cybernan

missing the en 8 though

2:32 pm

Uneaixoise

tx leslieann!

2:32 pm

Nef

po8 is also sizes

2:33 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nef -- leslie just clued that one

2:33 pm

cybernan

found it! - 2 more to go

2:33 pm

Uneaixoise

clue for the en8?

2:33 pm

cybernan

french go in + cooking vessel

2:34 pm

Uneaixoise

warehouse!! thanks

2:34 pm

Nef

take a vowel off the en6/18 and add a cooking utensil

2:34 pm

LeslieAnn

what about that tr?

2:34 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no wait got that

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

the en8 is french for warehouse

2:35 pm

LeslieAnn

have: en, po, po, re, tr, wh

2:35 pm

BzznBea

Clue for de6/27, please?

2:35 pm

LeslieAnn

to be made to leave the country

2:35 pm

cybernan

8's so far: en, po x2, re, tr, wh

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

i have the same ones as leslieann . . .

2:36 pm

Nef

(sorry; real life interruptions going on here)

2:36 pm

LeslieAnn

well bugger. :)

2:36 pm

BzznBea

That is the de6/24

2:36 pm

LeslieAnn

oh whoops sorry bea

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

to make one leave the country is de6/24 -- is there a de6/27?

2:36 pm

LeslieAnn

to straighten your hair?

2:37 pm

cybernan

de 6/27: uncurl your hair?

2:37 pm

BzznBea

Yes. It is before the de6/24.

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nan

2:37 pm

BzznBea

That's it. what a stoopid woord!

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

70 to go . . .

2:37 pm

cybernan

don't know why you can't curl it again, though!

2:37 pm

BzznBea

ty, nan

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

or make someone leave the country again :-)

2:39 pm

cybernan

or why you can't grout the bricks again

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

grout the bricks?

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

*doesn't see mortar*

2:41 pm

cybernan

it's what you do with the mortar

2:41 pm

cybernan

or your index finger

2:42 pm

Uneaixoise

starts with . . . ?

2:43 pm

cybernan

p

2:43 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, is that the dog word?

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

do we know what the other 2 8's start with?

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

maybe it's time to go to the list . . . sigh

2:44 pm

cybernan

no -- looking for them

2:44 pm

inge

te

2:44 pm

cybernan

I think there were 2 re's called last night

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

tx inge

2:45 pm

cybernan

te 8?

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

looking for it, nan

2:47 pm

cybernan

was just asking if there was one -- looking too

2:49 pm

Uneaixoise

i thought that's what inge was indicating . . . right?

2:50 pm

Uneaixoise

just tried "flavored with bee juice, again" LOL

2:51 pm

cybernan

it's there, une

2:51 pm

Uneaixoise

not "again"

2:51 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

2:52 pm

cybernan

at least an alt sp of it is

2:52 pm

Uneaixoise

thought that might be the re8 :-)

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

down to 60 . . .

2:53 pm

cybernan

oh -- stress the again - no, that is not there!

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:54 pm

cybernan

re 8 is regrets lost opportunities again

2:54 pm

cybernan

strike the again -- just the regrets

2:54 pm

cybernan

and it is the people who....

2:55 pm

cybernan

obviously my mind is having problems today!

2:56 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nan -- got it!

2:56 pm

Uneaixoise

ok now just missing one 8 . . .

2:58 pm

cybernan

ooh - list please -- still missing two

2:58 pm

cybernan

did you find the te?

2:58 pm

cybernan

or do you have re x2?

2:58 pm

Uneaixoise

apparently there's an sn8 . . .

2:59 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, have re8 x 2

2:59 pm

cybernan

what is the other one?

2:59 pm

LeslieAnn

oh! i got it. more sneaky (sn8)

3:00 pm

Uneaixoise

hmmmm

3:00 pm

LeslieAnn

or more like mr. doggy dogg

3:00 pm

cybernan

ty les

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

oohhh,got it --THANKS

3:01 pm

cybernan

une -- what is the other re 8?

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

re8 buries again

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

re8 those who long for something or someone

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

(evergreen is in the middle)

3:01 pm

cybernan

ty - 8's done, over 200, so listing

3:01 pm

LeslieAnn

can you expand on "buries again"?

3:02 pm

Uneaixoise

go, nan!

3:02 pm

MollyL

I'm still lost on the whole "bee juice" thing.

3:02 pm

Uneaixoise

in5/10 to bury

3:02 pm

cybernan

ugh -- always seem to miss the 4 letter roots!

3:02 pm

Uneaixoise

molly LOL!!

3:02 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks unea

3:02 pm

cybernan

what bees make, past tense

3:02 pm

Uneaixoise

ho7 is "flavored with sticky stuff in the hive"

3:02 pm

LeslieAnn

haha it isn't a real 7. just a ho5.

3:03 pm

LeslieAnn

ooh there is a 7? *jumps back in*

3:03 pm

LeslieAnn

boom. h's done.

3:03 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry!!! I mean SIX not SEVEN LOL

3:04 pm

Uneaixoise

only have one hi . . . hi5/14 . . .

3:04 pm

MollyL

Yes, I have that one. When I saw "again" I thought you were talking about an 8. I will hush now.

3:04 pm

Uneaixoise

molly, what I said earlier was that it wasn't a word but I TRIED it, lookng for an 8

3:05 pm

Uneaixoise

any hy words?

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

molly 8s are: en, po, po, re, re, sn, tr, wh

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

no unea

3:05 pm

Uneaixoise

2 hi words

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

i think all have been clued in the last hour. (the 8s)

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

three hi words

3:06 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, just saw the third!

3:07 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, down to 54 -- surrendering to the list!

3:08 pm

cybernan

wd, une -- just went there myself

3:10 pm

LeslieAnn

i just made it to 200. taking a break, bbl

3:10 pm

Uneaixoise

whew . . . fond farewell to the h's

3:11 pm

Uneaixoise

back in a mo *poof*

3:27 pm

java2

re+po5/12 is a word...it's used all the time in masonry construction.

3:28 pm

cybernan

pe 7, please?

3:29 pm

cybernan

I agree. java

3:31 pm

kje

french father + charged particle

3:31 pm

cybernan

ty kje

3:32 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - a fun grid!

3:32 pm

kje

yw

3:32 pm

kje

yayayay cyber

3:32 pm

java2

congrats

3:32 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I go and make lunch?

3:32 pm

inge

fireworks. Alot simpler thah yesterday's

3:32 pm

kje

taking a break from reading... I'd doing this lit course ad not loving this book

3:32 pm

cybernan

^5 inge

3:33 pm

kje

I'm*

3:33 pm

kje

yayayay ige!

3:33 pm

cybernan

what are you reading?

3:33 pm

kje

moll flanders

3:33 pm

java2

congratulations to all firebugs!

3:34 pm

cybernan

watch the movie!

3:34 pm

kje

is it better?

3:34 pm

kje

i am almost 1/3 through

3:34 pm

java2

I liked the book, but not the character

3:34 pm

Lindrickway

any clues for the last W please?

3:34 pm

kje

seems to be cheating to take a lit course then watch the movie

3:34 pm

cybernan

well, I don't know about better, but I assume the book spends most of it's time in someone's bed!

3:35 pm

kje

wh + small bit

3:35 pm

kje

ot so much yet cyber... a few more juicy tidbits would help ; )

3:35 pm

Lindrickway

oh sorry I mean the missing W7

3:36 pm

Uneaixoise

kje, this drought is wearing me down -- and it's even worse where you are . . . my sympathies

3:36 pm

kje

she has slept with a brother, married the younger, widowed, married again... now looking for another

3:36 pm

kje

lindy - it is an extra i lickety

3:36 pm

kje

ue - it makes me stay indoors... would love a cold rainy day!

3:37 pm

Lindrickway

oh really? but I still have a W left!

3:37 pm

cybernan

we x 3 (all 4's) wh 4,5,4,5,7,7,7,8,5 (error in lickety's list)

3:37 pm

Uneaixoise

every time I go out to move a (trickling) sprinkler, there's a mad flurry of squirrels, chipmunks, doves, cardinals, finches, chickadees, etc. -- they're really suffering from the heat and lack of rain

3:37 pm

kje

i bet... there is a creek right behind me, should check and see if it is dry

3:38 pm

kje

the trees along it are still very gree, so mayb not

3:38 pm

Lindrickway

oh thanks Nan, are the 7's all connected?

3:38 pm

BabbleRabble

No mosquitoes

3:38 pm

cybernan

snap! babrab -- was just thinking the same thing

3:38 pm

Lindrickway

Fireworks, thanks guys

3:38 pm

Uneaixoise

they follow my little sprinklers around the yard :-) -- am trying to save azaleas, hydrangeas, and other plants drooping to beat the band . . .

3:39 pm

Uneaixoise

BR we have LOTS of mosquitoes

3:39 pm

cybernan

the 5,7,7,7,8 are all related

3:39 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, lin!!

3:39 pm

cybernan

grats, lindrick

3:39 pm

BabbleRabble

Une, must be sprinkling too much

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

we'd have mosquitoes regardless . . .

3:40 pm

Lindrickway

(0:

3:40 pm

cybernan

off to have some lunch before it gets any later -- back at the flip :)

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

if i don't keep moving, i have to start slapping skeeters!!

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

later, nan :-)

3:40 pm

BabbleRabble

Maybe we should ship some flood water your way?

3:40 pm

Lindrickway

bye nan, thanks!

3:41 pm

Uneaixoise

i know -- it's crazy, eh?

3:41 pm

Lindrickway

well back to my book, bye for now!

3:41 pm

Uneaixoise

remember, we had worst flood in our history 2 years ago . . .

3:41 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, lin :-)

3:42 pm

kje

too hot here for skeeters... literally, none out there

3:42 pm

Uneaixoise

pups giving me the "WE NEED TO PEE" stare . . . back in a mo :-)

3:42 pm

BabbleRabble

Corp of Engineers really caused some problems with their policies

3:43 pm

kje

make sure they pee where the flowers need to be watered

3:43 pm

BabbleRabble

A lot of humidity too, kje?

3:43 pm

Jivingjenny0

I have a question, can you tell me why steam comes up through the pavements of NYC?

3:45 pm

BabbleRabble

No idea, Jivingjenny0

3:46 pm

kje

through the grates

3:47 pm

Jivingjenny0

kje, I realise it comes through the grates but what causes the steam?

3:47 pm

java2

there are an awful lot of basements, subways, pipes (plumbing, HVAC, electric, etc.) and other assorted utilities and infrastructure under that city. I'd guess the steam has to go somewhere

3:47 pm

BabbleRabble

It's the steam heating system in Manhattan/ New York that you're thinking of. Steam is generated by power stations underground and piped into buildings for heating, cooling or power. The steam from manholes, etc is a build up of condensation and drips hitting boiling pipes and evaporating. It's a pretty dangerous system and pipes blow under pressure fairly frequently sending up boiling steam. give me good old gas central heating anyda

3:48 pm

kje

there ya go

3:49 pm

java2

sounds right to me, too

3:49 pm

Jivingjenny0

Thanks BabbleRabble that seems a good explanation and one that my brother in law has been trying to find out for ages. I told him it would only take me a few minutes lol

3:49 pm

Jivingjenny0

Thanks BabbleRabble that seems a good explanation and one that my brother in law has been trying to find out for ages. I told him it would only take me a few minutes lol

3:50 pm

Soodlebum

<---- being reminded of the famous scene in The Seven Year Itch :-)

3:50 pm

java2

there's a statue of that scene in Chicago, I think

3:51 pm

Soodlebum

Its a pretty iconic scene, Java. I absolutely love that movie :-)

3:52 pm

MollyL

Taylor Swift just tried re-creating that in concert. It didn't have quite the same effect. : )

3:53 pm

java2

I *think* I just read something about it just being put up - bigger than life, too. And people can peek underneath, if they are so inclined

I did Soodle, it's adorable. At least Taylor was professional enough to have dance trunks on under that flouncy skirt, "just in case".

3:58 pm

MollyL

Apparently, the scene in "The Seven Year Itch" had to be re-shot because Marilyn was wearing see-through panties the first time. Enough said.

4:00 pm

Soodlebum

According to the Taylor Oracle (Suzie) they were magic knickers. (The 'suck it all in' underwear). Though why Taylor Swift needs magic knickers is a mystery to me. Theres more meat on a butchers apron than on her!

4:07 pm

Soodlebum

There I go. Killing the chog again.

4:08 pm

wht

eop

4:08 pm

gwenski

Somebody has to take responsibility, Soodle

4:09 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Gwen, Hi Wht :-)

4:09 pm

gwenski

Hi everyone

4:10 pm

java2

we're all just in awe of your extensive knowledge and know we can't compete...

4:12 pm

gwenski

My knowledge of Taylor Swift is confined to a medley of three songs that our community band played, for the purpose of attracting tweens. Still haven't listened to her sing them.

4:14 pm

Soodlebum

My 16 yr old daughter is obsessed with Taylor Swift. She met her in Dublin at Taylor's only Irish gig. She claims it was the best night of her life. I'll try to put the pic in my profile.

4:14 pm

wht

Hi everyone

4:14 pm

gwenski

We did manage to convince some girls to sing along with us at one of our concerts. Let's see, White Horse, Love Story, and something else.

4:17 pm

Soodlebum

Not sure if I was sucessful changing my icon...

4:17 pm

uusue2

hi, all! busy Saturday for me...

4:17 pm

gwenski

Yes we were, soodle

4:18 pm

Soodlebum

I can still see my beloved cherry blossom tree. Hi Sue :-)

4:19 pm

gwenski

I see the cherry tree in the chog, but a different picture when I click on your handbag

4:19 pm

uusue2

and I was reading the earlier discussion of Marilyn Monroe; there is indeed a giant statue of her (in that pose) in Chicago.

4:19 pm

uusue2

There are many photos and articles about it; here is one: http://theweek.com/article/index/21739
3/chicagos-beyond-kitschy-marilyn-monr
oe-statue

4:20 pm

uusue2

or if you google marilyn monroe statue chicago, lots of things will come up.

4:20 pm

Soodlebum

Chicago... yet another place on my list to visit. My brother was there in July & said it was an absolutely beautiful city. Le sigh.

4:20 pm

uusue2

Personally I have mixed feelings about it; seems a bit, well, rude.

4:21 pm

uusue2

and soodle, if I refresh babble, I see your girls :-)

4:21 pm

java2

I'll be in Chicago in September for a convention, but don't know if I'll have the time to see the statue.

4:22 pm

Soodlebum

Yikes!! 26 foot tall?

4:22 pm

uusue2

Well, it's right on Michigan Avenue next to the river, java2, so if you're downtown at all it will be hard to miss.

I might pass it on the way from my hotel to McCormick Pl., but my days - and evenings - are a bit full.

4:24 pm

uusue2

do you know which hotel, java2?

4:24 pm

java2

I'm in the Best Western

4:26 pm

Soodlebum

'I'm A Proud Swifty' is on her T shirt. (She has a Twitter account with that name, apparently). And Wow, at 26 feet, hard to miss is a bit of an understatement!

4:26 pm

uusue2

there's a Best Western Grant Park, which is reasonably close to McCormack Place - if you're in that one you won't go past Marilyn as she is north of the river

4:27 pm

java2

Yup, that's the one. But we will be taking an architectural tour (I think on/from the river), so I might see it then

4:28 pm

uusue2

oh, the river architectural tour is great! You should see it from there. (and even if not, the rest of the city is very interesting :-)

4:29 pm

java2

It's not my first time in Chicago, nor the first time for the river tour. But I do enjoy seeing what's new since I was there last. It's been about 4 years, I think.

4:30 pm

Soodlebum

Some years ago, Dublin City Council erected a statue in honour of Molly Malone (made famous in the song Cockles and Mussels). http://tiny.cc/7n8ha. There was outrage at the amount of cleavage displayed by Ms Malone!!

4:30 pm

Soodlebum

I don't know what they would make of Marilyn!!

4:30 pm

uusue2

was the Trump Tower done when you were there before? (it's done now...)

4:31 pm

java2

The last river tour, we had a docent who used to work at SOM and she knew a lot of dirt - stuff you don't ordinarily hear. Lots of fun. I don't think the Trump Tower was done then.

4:31 pm

uusue2

well, in Chicago's defense, it is a temporary installation; last year they had a similarly-sized American Gothic (the farmer and his wife with the pitchfork)

4:32 pm

java2

Well, if Milwaukee can have the Fonz, and Minneapolis can have Mary Richards, why not Marilyn?

4:32 pm

Soodlebum

Oh right. I didn't realise it was temporary. What becomes of the statues when they are removed?

4:33 pm

ivesy3

ti 5/10 plz

4:33 pm

MollyL

Molly's have been known to display cleavage on occasion. : P

4:33 pm

Soodlebum

LOL.. Mary Richards, as in Mary Tyler Moore?

4:33 pm

java2

Actually, I think American Gothic was the farmer and his daughter...(no, there's not a joke there)

4:34 pm

java2

Yes, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards, throwing her beret in the air.

4:34 pm

java2

LOL, Molly

4:34 pm

Soodlebum

I loved Carlson the doorman in that show......

4:34 pm

gwenski

ivesy, I have a plural that ti5/10

4:35 pm

ivesy3

ty!

4:35 pm

Soodlebum

MollyL.... I'll bet there is a Malone in your family tree if you search hard enough!

4:36 pm

gwenski

Experiencing hunger pangs. Bye!

4:36 pm

uusue2

dunno what happens to the statues, soodle...

4:36 pm

uusue2

and bye, gwen!

4:36 pm

Soodlebum

Happy munching Gwen :-)

4:37 pm

java2

Bye!

4:37 pm

MollyL

Well, between that song, and my boyfriend Desmond and his barrow in the marketplace...I should really have a wheelbarrow, shouldn't I? Oh-blah-dee

4:38 pm

java2

life goes on...

4:39 pm

uusue2

so I have the two words from the e that's one down from the upper left corner, but no words from either of its two e neighbors....any hints or clues?

Not just 'Would like some Seafood chowder' but actually craving some. And I'm not even pregnant..........

5:39 pm

uusue2

hi again, all! home finally...

5:40 pm

uusue2

and I have 127 left, so there.

5:40 pm

Soodlebum

WB Sue :-)

5:40 pm

Nef

hi sue!

5:40 pm

uusue2

hi nef, and hi again, soodle!

5:40 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Nef :-)

5:41 pm

uusue2

soodle, Frank moved here after 25 years in San Francisco - he has been complaining about the weather ever since :-)

5:42 pm

BzznBea

I don't consider the weather in SF all that great.

5:42 pm

uusue2

me either, bea, but apparently here it is either too hot or too cold.

5:43 pm

BzznBea

And SF is "just right"?

5:43 pm

uusue2

evidently.

5:44 pm

car.eeyore

Hi uusue! Welcome back. 92 to go here.

5:44 pm

car.eeyore

I missed saying Hi to a bunch of you...so ...HELLO Everyone!!!!!

5:44 pm

uusue2

hi, car.!

5:44 pm

uusue2

hi, car.!

5:45 pm

Nef

hi car.ee

5:45 pm

car.eeyore

phantom: torpedo

5:46 pm

uusue2

eeyore is sort of in the grid, car...

5:46 pm

car.eeyore

Grrr...I need 1 e, 1 i and 1 o to finish the vowels.

5:46 pm

car.eeyore

Yes it is!

5:47 pm

BzznBea

Can not believe next month will be the 10th anniversary of 9/11...

5:47 pm

car.eeyore

I know Bzzn....still feels like yesterday on some days.

5:48 pm

Soodlebum

My one and only visit to SF was in March 2007. We left a damp, drizzly Ireland, and found ourselves in brilliant but not too hot sunshine in SF. I just fell in love with the place.

5:49 pm

uusue2

SF is also often drizzly, or at least cool, and foggy

5:49 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

5:49 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

5:49 pm

BzznBea

I love it there too, soodle. I was there in March, 1999.

5:49 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Min! Welcome!

5:50 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Min.

5:50 pm

BzznBea

Hey, Min.

5:51 pm

BzznBea

Where did that Z come from?

5:52 pm

car.eeyore

Great clues in your story as always Min! TY!

5:52 pm

Soodlebum

My goodness... 10 years since 9/11? Its such a watershed in so many people's lives.... I find it hard to think its been 10 years. RIP to all those who lost their lives.

5:53 pm

Minveryork

You're welcome car.eeyore. I gave up on grid already

5:54 pm

MollyL

Truth be told, I'm not looking forward to all the recounts of that day. It was a pretty scary time around here.

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

5:54 pm

uusue2

hi, min!

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

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Soodlebum

5:54 pm

Soodlebum

5:54 pm

uusue2

SOODLE!!!! Quit sitting on the return key!!!

5:55 pm

car.eeyore

I have mixed emotions about it. I think people have forgotten and have become so callous. I think it might be a good reminder of what is really important.

5:55 pm

MollyL

Soodle has passed out at her keyboard again.

5:55 pm

car.eeyore

But I do agree, it will be very hard to relive all of it over again.

5:55 pm

MollyL

Good point Car.

5:55 pm

BzznBea

Yes, it was. Hubs and I had only been married a year. I had no idea that anything of such magnitude had occured until I returned home. Hubs grabbed me up and gave me the biggest hug.

5:56 pm

Soodlebum

I can't even blame the cat for that... I have no idea what happened. I'm sorry.

5:57 pm

Minveryork

MollyL,I'll po5/12 you in the right direction for the PB

5:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello uusue2! How are you? You picked another good theme for today. Did you do tomorrow's theme as well

5:57 pm

MollyL

Yeah, off I go.

5:58 pm

car.eeyore

I can only speak on my viewpoint in America, but it seems for a while we were united. Now it seems like petty shit and money is the only think that anyone cares about. I, myself, believe that the country has just about imploded. In some ways I feel that the terrorists accomplished what they set out to do.

5:59 pm

Soodlebum

I'm going to accompany Molly. In penance for my keyboard fail.

5:59 pm

uusue2

thx, min! I gave sprite a bunch of ideas but I don't think she's using them all at once

5:59 pm

MollyL

Oh ho! Up to no good in the PB are we!

6:00 pm

Soodlebum

Ssshh Molly. They will all want to come.

6:00 pm

Minveryork

car.eeyore can join you because of her viewpo 5/12.

6:01 pm

MollyL

*Cough* Sputter* Um...saying penitent prayers in the PB.

6:01 pm

car.eeyore

Ugh. Oh Well. Time for dinner. BBL.

6:01 pm

uusue2

bye, car!

6:02 pm

uusue2

there's a party in the PB?

6:02 pm

MollyL

*Mixes drinks while saying prayers*

6:03 pm

Soodlebum

Molly + Soodle = Par-Tay!

6:03 pm

MollyL

Bless all those who distilled, Amen.

6:04 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye car.eeyore! I'll see you later in the chat log.

6:04 pm

uusue2

indeed :-)

6:04 pm

BzznBea

Amen.

6:04 pm

BzznBea

My glass is empty. Back in a sec...

6:05 pm

MollyL

Our larger, which art in barrels, Hallowed be thy grain.

6:05 pm

Soodlebum

My glass is half full :-p

6:06 pm

MollyL

Give us this day our foamy head,
And forgive us our spillages,
As we forgive those who spill against us,
and lead us not to incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers,
For thine is the beer,
The bitter and the lager,
Forever and ever

6:07 pm

Soodlebum

Amen

6:07 pm

uusue2

got lots of clues from min's profile - thanks, min!

6:08 pm

Soodlebum

Now that I have said my bed-time prayers, I can go off to bed. Bless you all. (and thanks Molls :-) )

6:09 pm

Minveryork

You're welcome uusue2.It has been awhile since I did one.My summer job prevented me from doing stories.

6:09 pm

uusue2

night, soodle!

6:09 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Soodlebum! I will see you tomorrow in the log

6:09 pm

uusue2

ah - I thought I had just missed them. They are great!

6:09 pm

java2

back for my last 13 - night Soodle

6:09 pm

MollyL

*Sprinkles holy water and faerie dust in Soodle's wake*

6:18 pm

meliae

Hello all, I finished earlier, but here to clue for a bit if needed.

6:20 pm

java2

firewords

6:21 pm

java2

and the brewers are back on top

6:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello Meliae! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

6:21 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations java2 on your fireworks! Good for U!

6:22 pm

java2

thanks, minveryork

6:23 pm

java2

(and if you're a mets fan, sorry about it - for now)

6:25 pm

uusue2

yay, java2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:29 pm

java2

thanks. uusue

6:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations meliae on finishing early! Good for U!

6:37 pm

redturtlehead

congrats!

6:37 pm

redturtlehead

I am popping back in.

6:38 pm

Minveryork

Hi redturtlehead! How are you? Welcome to the grid.

6:38 pm

redturtlehead

hi minver.

6:42 pm

ChampFit

Hey red! How goes the recovery?

6:43 pm

uusue2

hi again, red, and hi, champ!

6:43 pm

Minveryork

Hello ChampFit! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.

6:43 pm

ChampFit

HI uusue!

6:45 pm

uusue2

just had to chase a few kids out of my driveway - it goes from the street through to the alley, and apparently they thought it was a thoroughfare. Which it isn't.

6:46 pm

ChampFit

I spent the afternoon at Laser Quest with a passle of 12 year olds. I'm getting old and crochety...this last kid is killing me!!!

6:47 pm

uusue2

been there, done that, glad my "kid" is now 21!!!

6:49 pm

ChampFit

Yeah, I spread them way too far out. No patience with this last one. Although it might be easier if we weren't in a drought with temps over 100 every day!

6:50 pm

uusue2

Indeed, champ! I only had the one, but was 38 at the time...

6:51 pm

ChampFit

I was 36 with the last one. If I started that late, I woulda been one and done too!

6:53 pm

uusue2

The wife of one of my colleagues had 3 children after she was 40 - I would be dead, I think!!

6:54 pm

ChampFit

No kidding! Nothing but harder as you get older. My brother started at 43. He has a 4 and 2 year old, and they're kicking his butt!!! I laugh. ;)

6:54 pm

uusue2

I bet!!

6:55 pm

MollyL

I had my first two in my early twenties, and my third in my early thirties. No WAY I could have any of that after 40.

6:55 pm

BzznBea

Having grandchildren makes you realize why you have offspring early in life.

6:55 pm

ChampFit

I had my first at 21. He

6:55 pm

uusue2

<--- may not live long enough to have grandchildren

6:55 pm

ChampFit

He's dating someone with a 6 month old. I might be an insta-grandma one day. ;)

6:55 pm

MollyL

I was close Champ. I turned 21 ten days after my first was born.

6:56 pm

flosey

I was 31, 33, 35, 36 when we had our 4 - they're great adults today, have 2 grandsons, both born to moms in 40s - everyone hail and hearty and very happy

6:56 pm

flosey

and hi everyone

6:56 pm

suefrad625

I was 31 & 36

6:57 pm

suefrad625

hi all

6:57 pm

uusue2

hi, flosey and sue!

6:57 pm

ChampFit

Hi all! Where the heck did Red go?

6:57 pm

uusue2

and hi again molly!

6:57 pm

MollyL

For me, pregnancy was so much easier when I was in my twenties.

6:57 pm

uusue2

maybe all this talk of children and grandchildren scared her off?

6:57 pm

flosey

lol

6:58 pm

ChampFit

TOTALLY AGREE Molly! World of difference between 21 and 36.

6:58 pm

flosey

my pregnancies were a breeze

6:58 pm

MollyL

Amen that Champ.

6:58 pm

uusue2

also, Enable obviously does not have a PhD, or ho**er would be a word (it is the person who gives someone who is being awarded their PhD their ho**)

6:59 pm

uusue2

my pregnancy was just fine, although the birth itself was rather difficult

6:59 pm

flosey

good word usue

6:59 pm

ChampFit

Do not speak of enable to me. I want to smack it.

6:59 pm

uusue2

With a fish, Champ! I'll be right beside you!

7:00 pm

ChampFit

I'm at 105 and seem to be a bit stuck...

7:01 pm

uusue2

88 left for me, which means I am 2/3 through, which is my own personal benchmark for when I can list, which I have now done.

7:02 pm

ChampFit

I haven't listed in a week or more. Just sit here picking away...

7:02 pm

uusue2

I find it helps me get over the frustration bump.

7:03 pm

ChampFit

Yes, I'm sure. I find it stresses me to fill in the blanks. Or maybe I've been an underachiever lately...that makes more sense!

7:05 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone, clue for the tr6.21, the first one?

7:06 pm

MollyL

On a positive note, there were no A words in today's grid. Hoo-ah!

7:06 pm

uusue2

prefix for three + *** on a grecian urn

7:06 pm

uusue2

(it's also in the physics babblets list)

7:07 pm

ChampFit

HATE the A's!!!

7:07 pm

lbdawger

ty, UU

7:07 pm

uusue2

personally I think that any word that begins with a vowel is inappropriate

7:08 pm

periwinkle

and don't get me started on words that start with two vowels. hello all

7:08 pm

ChampFit

agreed...hellow peri!

7:08 pm

ChampFit

hello...sorry!

7:08 pm

uusue2

hi, peri!

7:08 pm

uusue2

and two of the SAME vowel are the worst!!

7:09 pm

periwinkle

indeed, uusue

7:09 pm

MollyL

Oooo, yes. : P

7:10 pm

lbdawger

tada! finito!

7:10 pm

stidmama

YAY LBD!!!!!

*relurk*

7:11 pm

ChampFit

way to go lbd!

7:11 pm

uusue2

yay, lbd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:11 pm

uusue2

and hi, stid! *whispering*

7:11 pm

lbdawger

ty, ty, ty! some doosies today. hiya Stiddy!

7:11 pm

periwinkle

done for me too, fireworks

7:12 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo PERI!!

7:12 pm

uusue2

yay, peri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:12 pm

ChampFit

yay peri!

7:12 pm

stidmama

YAY peri!!!

*re-relurk*

7:12 pm

periwinkle

tyty. now off to read for a while, hi and by stid

7:13 pm

stidmama

stidkid borrowing the computer. *poof*

7:14 pm

uusue2

hi, stidkid!

7:21 pm

wht

Good evening Babblers

7:22 pm

uusue2

hi, wht!

7:22 pm

wht

How is blessed Babbleonia tonight.

7:22 pm

ChampFit

still clicking away!

7:23 pm

ChampFit

droopt

7:23 pm

ChampFit

CRAP! sorry!

7:23 pm

uusue2

nice try, champ :-)

7:23 pm

ChampFit

typo on top of it!

7:28 pm

MollyL

Used in a sentence: Champ's eyes droopt as she attempted to finish the grid. : )

7:29 pm

ChampFit

Say what you will Molly...the one i was going for was a word! :)

7:30 pm

mab

hi wht, champ, Moll, uuse, and everyone else.

7:30 pm

MollyL

But you stopt before committing a PB offense!

7:31 pm

mab

and hi stidmama

7:31 pm

MollyL

Heya Mab

7:31 pm

ChampFit

Yes I did! What's in the PB this evening? Anything good?

7:31 pm

uusue2

hi, mab!

7:31 pm

Nef

hi again. 95 left to find yet

7:32 pm

ChampFit

Same here Nef!

7:32 pm

Nef

I'm in good company then! :-)

7:32 pm

wht

I am down to 38. The grid is big but it seems mostly well behaived.

7:33 pm

lbdawger

hi wht, nef, mab, molly, champ (cuz i didn't say so earlier) and UU.

7:33 pm

uusue2

31 here but I have been listing for a while

7:34 pm

ChampFit

still holding off on the list. I have nothing for the 4th column O yet...help?

7:34 pm

wht

I have been listing for a while as well.

7:34 pm

Nef

hi lbd and wht. I've been in and out all day; I hope to finish this grid (it would be the first one I've done and finished in about a month!)

7:34 pm

uusue2

oy4/11, what you say 3 times when the judge comes in

7:34 pm

MollyL

What the baliff says when the judge comes out

7:34 pm

ChampFit

Of for goodness sake!

7:35 pm

ChampFit

Ty Molly!

7:35 pm

uusue2

and then again with a different ending consonant

7:35 pm

MollyL

Unless you're Flip Wilson. Then you say "here come de judge"

7:35 pm

mab

it seems like a nice grid, but I'm concerned that I have only eight 7-letter words. I'm going to the list.

7:35 pm

ChampFit

Sounds way better!

7:36 pm

ChampFit

I'm low on 8's.

7:36 pm

uusue2

don't forget the -ier ending - it doesn't occur as often as it might, but sometimes it pops in and surprises you

7:36 pm

ChampFit

Obviously I've missed several. have some though...

7:37 pm

uusue2

I have 6 of the 8's, only 2 of them are not plurals

7:40 pm

doxy1lover

stats for E in second column for nbs

7:40 pm

uusue2

er5/12

7:40 pm

doxy1lover

ty sue, will keep looking

7:41 pm

uusue2

*fish warning*

7:41 pm

doxy1lover

got it thanks

7:41 pm

wht

Only the sn8 and en8 are not plurals

7:41 pm

BabbleRabble

en + first part of joyce kilmer's work + coffee *** or mary jane

7:44 pm

BabbleRabble

sn 8/45 -- more of a quidnunc

7:44 pm

ChampFit

WHAT??????????????????????????

7:45 pm

uusue2

more of the dog in Peanuts

7:45 pm

ChampFit

thanks for dumbing it down sue!

7:47 pm

BabbleRabble

or more officious

7:48 pm

MollyL

Quidnunc????

7:49 pm

ChampFit

My point, Molly!

7:49 pm

doxy1lover

de6/7?

7:49 pm

MollyL

Champ, come with me and I will po5 out where the good liquor is in the PB.

7:50 pm

Nef

uncurled, doxy

7:50 pm

Dorens

good evening from cambridge

7:50 pm

BabbleRabble

wh 7/52 john wilfahrt was known in polka circles as one of the great wh 8/70

7:50 pm

MollyL

Hello Dorens

7:50 pm

ChampFit

Oh...liquor!

7:50 pm

uusue2

ok, fireworks with one blank space in expert???

7:51 pm

MollyL

Lickety has an extra word today. Congrats Sue.

7:51 pm

BabbleRabble

the third wh 7/52 is and extra in lickety's list

7:51 pm

wht

Hi Dorens

7:51 pm

doxy1lover

ty nef

7:51 pm

Dorens

hi wht... was in east arlington earlier.. waved to you from everett st.

I'm surprised yoni isn't in the dictionary. It's Sanskrit for the female genitalia

7:56 pm

Nef

They don't? I didn't know that (I've listend to Klezmer music for a long time and thought that there was a resemblence

7:56 pm

Dorens

* not saying that goyim are less learned... don't want to start a flap about being a snob or anything. that was a JOKE*

7:57 pm

Dorens

funny bichon... not a joke? it IS

7:57 pm

mab

Nef, is Auntie in a better frame of mind at all?

7:57 pm

MollyL

<---Irish Shiksa takes no offense. : )

7:57 pm

Dorens

hahaha! good sense of humor, that molly has!

7:57 pm

bichon

I wouln't joke about female privates

7:57 pm

BabbleRabble

Barn dances were big deals years ago.

7:57 pm

mab

I took it as a joke.

7:57 pm

Dorens

bichon. you go straight to the penalty box then

7:57 pm

wht

It works in the grid, bichon. Off to the pb.

7:58 pm

Dorens

no no , what i said was a joke. then i asked if bichon was joking... cause of her yo** indiscretion. confusing myself and haven't even had a sip of wine

7:58 pm

bichon

It does! It showed red when I first put it in. Okay, slink

7:58 pm

ChampFit

Dang it! Bichon gets the booze!

7:59 pm

Nef

mab, AUnt Jean is dying; she's now living with us. Her 92 year old bossy, walker-using sister just left yesterday. I'm so glad she's gone! AUnt Jean is loved and with us (her family) here

7:59 pm

bichon

I think I deserve it.

7:59 pm

bichon

I think I deserve it.

7:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:59 pm

ChampFit

*sllinking off to 'fridge for a brewski*

7:59 pm

Dorens

oh nef... it's a mitzvah (check with the jews as to what that means). i am fine min, how's by you?

8:00 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the de6,27?

8:00 pm

uusue2

{{{{{nef}}}}}

8:00 pm

wht

My monkeys are wilting.

8:00 pm

uusue2

to take the curls out of your hair, why

8:00 pm

MollyL

Undo a chemical curl Wht

8:00 pm

uusue2

*wht

8:00 pm

Dorens

sorry wht. too soon for me

8:00 pm

uusue2

(sorry, fingers have minds of their own)

8:00 pm

Minveryork

Sorry to hear about your Aunt Nef.I just lost my G-Ma

8:01 pm

Nef

I know nothing of Jewish words or traditions. :-( Raised in a small MN Catholic/Luthern town and no exposure to different religions. I'll have to look that up, Dorens.

8:01 pm

mab

You'd said a little while ago that she was quite depressed due to her nutritional status. Just wondering if she's still feeling that way. I mean, of course she knows she's dying, but at 90 plus...

8:01 pm

wht

ty uu and molly. I just could not see where that last 2 point tile was going to come from.

8:01 pm

uusue2

sorry to hear about your grandmother, min!

8:01 pm

wht

Maybe i should get my hair done more often.

8:01 pm

Dorens

it's a good thing nef... doing something good for others. a mitzvah. don't know if they count them up in heaven or what, but karma kind of thing maybe?

8:01 pm

Minveryork

I am well Dorens.I just got back from taking dog on a walk.I have never walked him this late in the evening.

8:01 pm

ChampFit

I think that de word is STUPID!

8:02 pm

wht

I tend to get it cut about every 2 or 3 months whether it needs it or not.

8:02 pm

Dorens

(wasn't raised with any kind of religion, just jewish traditions, and never knew the word before adulthood)

8:02 pm

Minveryork

Thanks uusue2. She lived a good long life. She was 93.

8:02 pm

Dorens

might mean blessing?

8:02 pm

Nef

Aunt Jean is only 86, mabs. Between the Congestive Heart Failure and then the fire in her building and the depression; she's managed to go too far down the road to come back even with my trying everything

8:03 pm

Dorens

sad nef... and condolences to min as well

8:03 pm

mab

oh, sorry, nef. And so sorry Min about your loss.

8:04 pm

ChampFit

I'm sorry for both of you too. It's never easy, no matter how expected it may be.

8:04 pm

bichon

Sounds like my Mom Nef. She's 87 and sleeps a lot of the time

8:04 pm

Nef

So sorry to hear of your loss Min. (((Min)))

8:04 pm

mab

mitzvah actually means something one must do, like a law, but we use it more as 'good deed'

8:05 pm

Nef

I just looked up that mitzvah word, Dorens. I guess I think that we have her here because we love her

8:05 pm

Dorens

really mab? never knew that!! thanks

8:07 pm

Nef

that's what I just read: that it's actually a moral deed for religious duty or an act of kindness

8:07 pm

bichon

And a Bar or Bat Mitzvah comes from that.

8:07 pm

Dorens

yes nef, of course you do, . I visited my beloved aunt juliet (actually ex husband's aunt, but we used to be very close and i do love the woman for sure) in virginia monday and tuesday... drove down a whole lot just to see her, she had a mastectomy recently and she's nearly 89. So her son told me on the phone it was a mitzvah and i said, i was doing it cause I wanted to. that's all. And we really had a blast

8:07 pm

MollyL

(((Nef)))) you are one of the good ones.

8:09 pm

Nef

LOL, Molly! I wish that I was one of the good ones! :-D I think I just need to take care of people all the time!

8:09 pm

wht

clue for the ey5?

8:10 pm

doxy1lover

ey5 similar to eagles nest

8:10 pm

Nef

I came home from the hospital on my 3rd day post-op after my hip surgery last month and tried to take care of Aunt Jean right away!

8:10 pm

Dorens

ey + ** p is what you say when some has deceased + repeat the third letter

8:11 pm

Dorens

oh nef, was that smart?

8:11 pm

wht

ty dorens and doxy. I never would have gotten that one.

8:11 pm

Dorens

i guess i mean was that wise? of course your intelligence isn't in question, but your good intentions and altruism can sometimes get in the way of doing what's best for you

8:12 pm

Nef

probably not, Dorens. At least my family tried to slow me down; but they couldn't get her med schedule straight

8:12 pm

Dorens

but if you don't take care of yourself you're not helping the others-- learn to be a wee bit selfish, honey. I can teach you!!

8:15 pm

Nef

I'm doing great now, Dorens. But I did realize that I couldn't do everything for Aunt Jean after that 1st day

Nef, you need someone to take care of you as well as you take care of others.

8:18 pm

Dorens

yay wht

8:18 pm

mab

well done wht

8:18 pm

uusue2

and thanks for that, BR!

8:20 pm

Dorens

wow. lickety's list sure helps today!

8:21 pm

doxy1lover

nef, I recommend hospice if you don't already have it. They can help a lot.

8:21 pm

wht

Lickety's list helps every day, Dorens. :^)

8:21 pm

Nef

thanks for that, BR. We have Hospice coming to see Aunt Jean and they have given us some of the same info

8:22 pm

Dorens

true, but i'm just clickety clacking along now that i have it..

8:22 pm

Dorens

hospice was so helpful when my dad was staying with me his last few months.. don't know what i'd have done without them

8:24 pm

Nef

Aunt Jean is DH's Aunt, btw; the 92 year old Aunt (her sister) was telling us that Hospice was stupid. I ignored her

8:24 pm

Dorens

good thinking nef

8:25 pm

BabbleRabble

http://www.medicare.gov/caregivers/

8:28 pm

Nef

my dtr-in-law (who is bipolar and has lots of other mental health issues) and my grandson were here and very helpful; but the 92 yr old made her nuts again. :-(

8:28 pm

Dorens

well in + not starboard isn't a word... clue for in6/21 please?

8:28 pm

uusue2

middle part of your foot, dorens

8:28 pm

Dorens

thanks sue.. i often miss that one

8:29 pm

uusue2

yw :-)

8:29 pm

BabbleRabble

http://helpguide.org/elder/respite_car
e.htm

8:29 pm

uusue2

raining again - we had a huge storm this morning, dumped almost an inch of rain in a very short time...don't need more right now!!

8:30 pm

uusue2

and dinner time, see you all tomorrow!

8:30 pm

Dorens

babrab, you are such a great resource... have you ever thought of gathering your wisdom, resources, etc and creating a website?

8:30 pm

BabbleRabble

Be well, Sie

8:30 pm

Dorens

or at least maybe a page for your babble buddies to turn to when they need (and you aren't always available)

8:30 pm

Dorens

bye sue

8:30 pm

Nef

thanks again, BR

8:31 pm

mab

yes, bab, the medicare site is very good.

8:31 pm

BabbleRabble

Sue, that is

8:31 pm

mab

bye sue

8:31 pm

Nef

bye sue!

8:31 pm

wht

Well good night Babblers. Happy Babbling.

8:32 pm

Dorens

night wht

8:32 pm

mab

night wht. take care.

8:32 pm

Nef

niters, wht

8:33 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

8:34 pm

Minveryork

Now that Nef has said farewell to wht, she can go to the Penalty Box. I used that word in my story today.

8:35 pm

Nef

OOPS! Thanks for noting that, Min. Off I go!

8:35 pm

Dorens

en 8 please?

8:36 pm

Dorens

been a long day.. and a short nite last nite so I'm off to bed as soon as i have my fireworks. which is after i get the en8

8:36 pm

MollyL

Not exit, switch the last two letters + what you cook soup in

8:37 pm

Dorens

merci beaucoup!!

8:38 pm

MollyL

Get some good sleep Dorens.

8:38 pm

Dorens

and now good niGHT!! tomorrow from martha

8:38 pm

Dorens

s vineyard. happy babbles

8:38 pm

mab

night dorens, sleep well.

8:38 pm

Nef

YAY, Dorens!!! WTG!!!!

8:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Nef, I'm still "sending". God will keep blessing you and your family......just hang in there. Much love.

8:42 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Dorens on your fireworks!Way to go

8:42 pm

MollyL

Peach is one of the good ones too.

8:42 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Dorens! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log

8:43 pm

Nef

thank you GA. I think it helps!

8:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thank you dear Molly.

8:48 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Min, I came in a few minutes ago....gathered that something had happened (but don't know what). I hope you are well.

8:50 pm

origami

Greetings!

8:50 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hey there, origami.

8:53 pm

Nef

hi origami

8:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello origami!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:55 pm

origami

I'm hanging in there. How are you Min?

8:55 pm

Minveryork

I lost my Grandmother, but I'm ok. She lived a long life

8:55 pm

origami

Oh, sorry! It's always hard.

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Your dog on the right has the same markings as mine.

8:56 pm

JenMO16

is there an re6/18 word between re5/10 and re7/28?

8:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, dear Min I am so sorry to hear that. May God bless you and keep you and your loved ones.

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Thank you gapeach1066 and origami.

8:57 pm

JenMO16

sorry to hear of your news min

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Thanks JenMO16

8:58 pm

Jeff7

epode

8:58 pm

JenMO16

re6/18?

8:58 pm

origami

The one on the right is a foxhound/pitbull mix ... one on the right is a black and tan coonhound.

8:59 pm

origami

oops ... one on th left is a coonhound

8:59 pm

Minveryork

re 6/18 word is re5/10 word + a hook letter JenMO16

9:01 pm

Minveryork

I have a King Charles Cavalier & he's blenheim colored

9:04 pm

Minveryork

So how stupid am I?I did a load of laundry before. As I was putting the laundry into my dryer,I realize I had forgotten to put soap in the washing machine. So do I re4/5 the whole thing again or hope water rinsed it good enough? I hate to waste all of that water again.

9:11 pm

Nef

I guess I'd just let it go unless it was very dirty clothing, Min. My high efficiency washer uses *maybe* 1-2 Tbls of soap anyway

9:12 pm

MollyL

There are people who say that you need very little soap to wash clothes. A lot less than most people use. I suggest letting it go.

9:15 pm

bichon

Minver, I love Cavaliers. They are little sweeties

9:15 pm

Minveryork

Thanks! Off to go put "dirty" laundry into the dryer.

9:16 pm

Minveryork

I love Cavaliers too. Never heard of'em until I got one

9:17 pm

MollyL

Just think of how the happy little agitator and water lifted all the dirt out of the clothes. And you're not stupid Min. : )

9:17 pm

bichon

Actually, I've seen Cavachons, Bichon mixed in

9:19 pm

Minveryork

It seems Cavaliers can be mixed w/any breed of dog.

9:23 pm

Minveryork

Phantom words for me today were opinion & torpedo.

9:24 pm

JenMO16

min- i am not sure what you mean on re6/18, before the second re7/28 word

9:25 pm

JenMO16

or the one before 2 re7/28 words

9:25 pm

Minveryork

Sorry JenMO16.I probably clued the wrong one.I only have 1 re 7/28 word so far. I gave up on this puzzle.

9:26 pm

JenMO16

oh okay

9:27 pm

MollyL

re 6/18, before the second re 7/28 is a person who pays a landlord

9:28 pm

Minveryork

Another re 6/18 word is re plus ti 4/4 word JenMO16.

9:31 pm

JenMO16

got them min, found the ones i was stuck on

9:38 pm

JenMO16

49 left

9:40 pm

cwestexan

80 left and its fime for bed! goodnite babblers....sweet dreams!

9:41 pm

cwestexan

****poof****

9:42 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye cwestexan!I will see you tomorrow in the log

9:47 pm

bichon

I'm too pooped. Later

9:51 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye bichon! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.

9:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for po6-21 the 3rd? Thannks

9:57 pm

Nef

finally through the darn H's! 58 left (but need to help Aunt Jean right now)

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodbbye Nef! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

9:58 pm

Minveryork

I will also keep you and your Aunt Jean in my thoughts

9:59 pm

JenMO16

29 left!

10:01 pm

JenMO16

take out a letter of the po7/32 word gapeach, a witch's brew

10:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, Jen.

10:02 pm

JenMO16

no prob gapeach

10:08 pm

JenMO16

19 left, down to the "ti"

10:11 pm

LeslieAnn

18 left, down to lots and lots of letters...

10:11 pm

Minveryork

Hi LeslieAnn! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

10:12 pm

JenMO16

wanna race leslieann, i am down to 18 too!

10:12 pm

JenMO16

i am down to 16

10:12 pm

LeslieAnn

nah i am going to be asking for lots of clues :)

10:12 pm

JenMO16

okm

10:14 pm

LeslieAnn

like... in 6/21?

10:17 pm

JenMO16

the curved part of the shoe or foot

10:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Underneath part of you foot

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks. 14 left

10:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, that is for LeslieAnn

10:22 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for dr5-12? Thanks

10:23 pm

LeslieAnn

dr + two vowels + cross letter ga

10:23 pm

Minveryork

The dr5/12 word is a legal right or claim gapeach1066

10:24 pm

Minveryork

dr 5/12 is also a robotic word with a different ending

10:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, LeslieAnn and Min.

10:25 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:25 pm

LeslieAnn

pe 7/32?

10:25 pm

Nef

back again (hopefully to finish now) Aunty is all tucked in for the night.

10:26 pm

Nef

pe7 = French Father + atom

10:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! You are such a good niece. Welcome back!

10:27 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks nef

10:27 pm

LeslieAnn

8 left

10:28 pm

Nef

57 left here

10:28 pm

LeslieAnn

op 6/7 combo?

10:30 pm

JenMO16

5...

10:30 pm

Nef

sorry, LA. I don'thave them yet.

10:31 pm

Minveryork

Go JenMO16 go!

10:31 pm

JenMO16

4...

10:32 pm

Nef

GO, Go Jen! You can do it!!!

10:32 pm

JenMO16

3...

10:32 pm

Nef

neip

10:32 pm

LeslieAnn

ey5?

10:33 pm

Nef

sorry. Not a WORD though

10:33 pm

JenMO16

2...

10:34 pm

Nef

ey +**ghte* (opposite of lefter)

10:35 pm

JenMO16

1....

10:35 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks nef. good thing i didn't race jen, have 5 left

10:36 pm

JenMO16

firewords!!!

10:36 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah jen!

10:36 pm

JenMO16

course i have to use lickety toward the end, leslieann

10:36 pm

Nef

YAY, Jen!!!! WTG!!!!

10:37 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, JenMo!!!!!!!

10:37 pm

JenMO16

anyone need clues before i leave?

10:38 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah the op 6/7 :)

10:38 pm

Nef

not yet for me, Jen.

10:38 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, please, may I have a clue for de6-27? Thanks

10:38 pm

JenMO16

you can have choices leslieann and plural

10:39 pm

LeslieAnn

ahhh thanks jen

10:39 pm

LeslieAnn

either of the y5s?

10:39 pm

JenMO16

to undo a hairdo and plural, gapeach

10:40 pm

Nef

thanks, Jen

10:40 pm

JenMO16

yw

10:40 pm

JenMO16

do you have it gapeach?

10:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Not yet, Hon.

10:41 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations JenMO16 on fireworks! Good for you

10:41 pm

JenMO16

what you can get a salon or do it yourself gapeach

10:42 pm

JenMO16

that's the main word pe4/6

10:42 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah! fireworks!

10:42 pm

JenMO16

yeah, leslieann

10:42 pm

Nef

YAY, LA!!!!!! WTG!!!

10:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, LeslieAnn!!!!!

10:43 pm

JenMO16

curly hair gapeach

10:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, Jen.

10:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Still have 5 to go.

10:44 pm

JenMO16

yw, gapeach, i must go, time for bed

10:45 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, Jen.

10:45 pm

Nef

good night, Jen

10:46 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations LeslieAnn on fireworks! Good for you

10:46 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye JenMO16! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

10:46 pm

Minveryork

Go gapeach1066 go!

10:50 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Min, I'm showing haveing two left...but I still have wh7-52 the 3rd shoing on Lickety's List.....should it be there

10:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

showing

10:51 pm

Minveryork

I don't know gapeach1066. I never finished this grid.

10:51 pm

Nef

ga, there isn't a 3rd wh7/52. That's the extra word on Lickety

10:52 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, OK, thanks Nef.

10:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Then I need ye5-14 and er4-4 the 1st...please. Thanks

10:53 pm

Nef

and lickety doesn't list the wh7/56 (which is just proir to the 2 wh7/52's

10:54 pm

Nef

prior

10:54 pm

Nef

ye 5/14 is a Jewish word, GA (but I'm not sure what it means)

10:55 pm

Nef

er4/4 is a sea eagle

10:55 pm

Minveryork

Dog is waiting for me to goto bed.I think he is feeling a little out of sorts because hubby is not here tonight

10:56 pm

Minveryork

I am off to go snuggle with my dog. I leave you with a story of clues in my profile if anybody needs to use it.

10:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

10:57 pm

Nef

Good night, Min! Enjoy your snuggles with your dog!

10:58 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, Min, congrats to the finishers and hello all.

10:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thank so much, Nef. That was the last word for this grid. Thanks for all the clues. See you at the flip.

10:59 pm

Nef

YAY, GA!!!!! WTG!!!!

10:59 pm

stidmama

YAY peach and sweet dreams

10:59 pm

Nef

hi stid

10:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, stidmama. Where in the world are you?

11:00 pm

stidmama

how are you doing Nef? all healed up again? running half-marathons, I expect...

11:00 pm

stidmama

in the pacific NW peach -- are you in GA or China right now?

11:01 pm

egbokmom2000@yah

125 left

11:01 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, I'm still here with humidity in full swing. Take care.

11:01 pm

Nef

LOL, stid!!! NOT quite yet! still using a cane most of the time; but can go for short distances without (just til I start limping; then I must use the cane again)

11:01 pm

stidmama

go egbok go!

11:02 pm

stidmama

good for you Nef -- that's excellent. An advantage to the cane for me was always the amazingly buff upper arms... :-D

11:05 pm

mcurlschool

STID!!

11:05 pm

stidmama

mcurl!!!! *considers the irony of only seeing the 15-mile away friend on a server housed 1500 miles away*

11:05 pm

big red

ti 5/10 pls

11:06 pm

mcurlschool

crazy isn't it!

11:06 pm

mcurlschool

Carmon and I were thinking about hitting the farmers market maybe tomorrow

11:07 pm

stidmama

ooh! that would be excellent! They have some nice new craft booths this year.

11:08 pm

stidmama

I can't find that one red, sorry

11:08 pm

big red

found it thanks stid

11:09 pm

stidmama

wanna share? LOL

11:09 pm

mcurlschool

I usually go home saturday night but she's working on a cake for an anniversary party next saturday and I'm staying over again

11:10 pm

stidmama

that sounds nice, mcurl -- did you get all set up for the coming year then?

11:11 pm

mcurlschool

well, we're still moving stuff over and trying to determine what "furniture" will fit after all 30 student desks and chair are in.

oh, ick. That is really a tight squeeze... I am glad to be subbing this coming year instead of trying to do the whole shebang

11:11 pm

big red

it's the plural of ti4/4 stid

11:12 pm

stidmama

:-D So I saw! there are actually several available positions out there -- too far to drive through traffic for me right now.

11:12 pm

stidmama

thanks red. fish!

11:13 pm

mcurlschool

oh darn--it's for my granddaughter's class!!!

11:13 pm

stidmama

LOL even better! I am really more suited for older kids, I think. 3rd grade would be nice though... *thinks about all the cool things I could do with a class of 3rd graders*

11:14 pm

mcurlschool

well, if you're planning on subbing perhaps you'll get over there.

11:14 pm

stidmama

I also know NThurston has a mentoring program for new teachers, and that would be really nice, too.

11:16 pm

mcurlschool

I know, the teacher she had for 1st/2nd loop was a first year teacher and she was really pleased with the program. She got moved to the 3rd/4th loop for this year (jordan's class) but the first grade class sort of exploded and they are going to have 4 classes instead of 3--so jordan's not going to have the teacher she had the last two years---darn; but a good opportunity....

11:17 pm

stidmama

HA! Halfway!

11:17 pm

stidmama

indeed, that does sound like a fine opportunity.

11:17 pm

mcurlschool

I only have 26 left and I doubt I'll finish---no babble expert since by laptop took a nosedive!

11:18 pm

stidmama

I will look, but not likely to jump... feeling I want some time to "gel" before going full time.

11:18 pm

big red

wh 7/52 pls the third one. it's my last word...help!

11:18 pm

mcurlschool

understand....my nephew subbed a lot this last year and is having trouble finding a job....pigeon-holed himself into Music 9-12 and nothing else!

11:19 pm

Nef

there isn't a 3rd wh 7/52, it's extra on Lickety. And Lickety missed the wh 7/56

11:20 pm

mcurlschool

red there are actually only 2 wh7/52 and one 7/56; lickety's list--I heard/read in the chat was wrong

11:20 pm

big red

i have the 7/56.

11:20 pm

stidmama

luckily I have marketable endorsements, but I need time to be available to the family for a change. First-year teaching I know takes a lot of time.

11:20 pm

big red

i need one more W word

11:20 pm

mcurlschool

Jordan just came in and said she's taking a break from her paint by numbers because "momma is saying bad words and I don't want to listen"!

11:21 pm

stidmama

*gasp* poor kiddo!

11:21 pm

mcurlschool

momma is trying to make gum-paste roses for the cake!!!!

11:21 pm

stidmama

ah, I know which words she is choosing! LOL

11:22 pm

stidmama

thanks for those two wh 7s, btw

11:27 pm

mcurlschool

earlier in the week she was tackling roses from butter cream frosting....glad I wasn't here LOL

11:31 pm

stidmama

:-D

11:31 pm

stidmama

I am totally fading out. I have a bit of a cold, so going to sleep early tonight. (((Hugs and choclits for all))) *poof*